基因名：
GP1BA
产品别名：
BDPLT1； BDPLT3； BSS； CD42B； CD42b-alpha； DBPLT3； GP1B； GPIbA； GPIbalpha； VWDP； GP1BA； glycoprotein Ib platelet subunit alpha； glycoprotein Ib platelet subunit alpha； platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha chain； GP-Ib alpha； antigen CD42b-alpha； glycoprotein Ib (platelet), alpha polypeptide； glycoprotein Ib platelet alpha subunit； mutant platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib-alpha； platelet membrane glycoprotein 1b-alpha subunit； platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib-alpha； CD42b分子(CD42b)； CD42b分子(CD42b)真核蛋白； 血小板糖蛋白GPIb；
背景信息：
Glycoprotein Ib (GP Ib) is a platelet surface membrane glycoprotein composed of a heterodimer, an alpha chain and a beta chain, that is linked by disulfide bonds. The Gp Ib functions as a receptor for von Willebrand factor (VWF). The complete receptor complex includes noncovalent association of the alpha and beta subunits with platelet glycoprotein IX and platelet glycoprotein V. The binding of the GP Ib-IX-V complex to VWF facilitates initial platelet adhesion to vascular subendothelium after vascular injury, and also initiates signaling events within the platelet that lead to enhanced platelet activation, thrombosis, and hemostasis. This gene encodes the alpha subunit. Mutations in this gene result in Bernard-Soulier syndromes and platelet-type von Willebrand disease. The coding region of this gene is known to contain a polymophic variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) domain that is associated with susceptibility to nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2013]
