VWF

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Factor_VIII-related_antigen
VWF antigen
ristocetin cofactor
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:von_Willebrand_disease
gptkbp:binds gptkb:platelet_glycoprotein_Ib
collagen
factor VIII
gptkbp:cleavage ADAMTS13
gptkbp:clinicalTrialPhase VWF antigen assay
ristocetin cofactor activity
VWF multimer analysis
gptkbp:deficiencyCauses bleeding disorder
gptkbp:degradedBy ADAMTS13
gptkbp:discoveredBy Erik von Willebrand
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:VWF_gene
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 7450
gptkbp:expressedIn platelets
vascular endothelium
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1926
gptkbp:foundIn human plasma
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:von_Willebrand_factor
gptkbp:function binds to factor VIII
mediates platelet adhesion
gptkbp:glycosylation heavily glycosylated
gptkbp:halfLife ~12 hours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VWF
gptkbp:inheritance autosomal dominant
autosomal recessive
gptkbp:involvedIn secondary hemostasis
primary hemostasis
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_12p13.3
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~270 kDa (monomer)
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith gptkb:von_Willebrand_disease
missense, nonsense, frameshift, splice site
gptkbp:namedAfter Erik von Willebrand
gptkbp:OMIM 613160
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:megakaryocytes
endothelial cells
gptkbp:role hemostasis
platelet plug formation
stabilization of factor VIII
gptkbp:storage gptkb:Weibel-Palade_bodies
platelet alpha granules
gptkbp:structure multimeric glycoprotein
gptkbp:subunit monomer forms multimers
gptkbp:synthesisType gptkb:megakaryocytes
endothelial cells
gptkbp:UniProtID P04275
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Von_Willebrand_factor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6