Distribution of myosin, actin and actin-binding protein in thrombasthenic platelets

  • Amiram Eldor
  • , Itzhak Kahane
  • , Andras Muhlrad*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The quantity of myosin, actin, and actin-binding protein (ABP) in platelets and platelet fractions of 5 patients with Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia were compared to those of normal individuals. No significant differences were observed between the average amounts of these contractile proteins in unfractionated platelets or platelet membrane obtained after osmotic shock. However, the amount of myosin was significantly decreased in the KC1 extract of thrombasthenic platelets ruptured by freezing and thawing, while its specific ATPase activity was increased.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-35
Number of pages8
JournalPathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980

Keywords

  • Actin
  • Actin-binding protein
  • Myosin
  • Platelets Thrombasthenia

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