Janel N, Ribba A S, Chérel G, Kerbiriou-Nabias D, Meyer D
Unité de Recherches sur l'Hémostase et la Thrombose, INSERM U 143, Hôpital de Bicêtre, France.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Apr 25;1339(1):4-8. doi: 10.1016/s0167-4838(97)00043-5.
A 2811 base-pair cDNA, encoding the amino-terminal part of the bovine pre-pro-von Willebrand factor, was characterized and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence shares significant homology with the human von Willebrand antigen II and the amino-terminal part of the factor VIII-binding domain of von Willebrand factor. In contrast to human, there is no RGD motif in the bovine von Willebrand antigen II. High levels of Cys, characteristic of D domains, are also found in bovine and the Cys position is markedly conserved between the two species.