1fns

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1fns]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus_musculus Mus musculus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1FNS OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1FNS FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1fns FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1fns OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1fns PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1fns RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1fns PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1fns ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

== Disease ==

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VWF_HUMAN VWF_HUMAN]] Defects in VWF are the cause of von Willebrand disease type 1 (VWD1) [MIM:[http://omim.org/entry/193400 193400]]. A common hemorrhagic disorder due to defects in von Willebrand factor protein and resulting in impaired platelet aggregation. Von Willebrand disease type 1 is characterized by partial quantitative deficiency of circulating von Willebrand factor, that is otherwise structurally and functionally normal. Clinical manifestations are mucocutaneous bleeding, such as epistaxis and menorrhagia, and prolonged bleeding after surgery or trauma.<ref>PMID:10887119</ref> <ref>PMID:11698279</ref> Defects in VWF are the cause of von Willebrand disease type 2 (VWD2) [MIM:[http://omim.org/entry/613554 613554]]. A hemorrhagic disorder due to defects in von Willebrand factor protein and resulting in impaired platelet aggregation. Von Willebrand disease type 2 is characterized by qualitative deficiency and functional anomalies of von Willebrand factor. It is divided in different subtypes including 2A, 2B, 2M and 2N (Normandy variant). The mutant VWF protein in types 2A, 2B and 2M are defective in their platelet-dependent function, whereas the mutant protein in type 2N is defective in its ability to bind factor VIII. Clinical manifestations are mucocutaneous bleeding, such as epistaxis and menorrhagia, and prolonged bleeding after surgery or trauma. Defects in VWF are the cause of von Willebrand disease type 3 (VWD3) [MIM:[http://omim.org/entry/277480 277480]]. A severe hemorrhagic disorder due to a total or near total absence of von Willebrand factor in the plasma and cellular compartments, also leading to a profound deficiency of plasmatic factor VIII. Bleeding usually starts in infancy and can include epistaxis, recurrent mucocutaneous bleeding, excessive bleeding after minor trauma, and hemarthroses.

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VWF_HUMAN VWF_HUMAN]] Important in the maintenance of hemostasis, it promotes adhesion of platelets to the sites of vascular injury by forming a molecular bridge between sub-endothelial collagen matrix and platelet-surface receptor complex GPIb-IX-V. Also acts as a chaperone for coagulation factor VIII, delivering it to the site of injury, stabilizing its heterodimeric structure and protecting it from premature clearance from plasma.

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==See Also==

*[[Von Willebrand factor 3D structures|Von Willebrand factor 3D structures]]

[[Category: Varughese, K I]]

[[Category: Von willebrand factor]]