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Facts about Platelet glycoprotein VI.
This procoagulant function may contribute to arterial and venous thrombus formation. The signaling pathway involves the FcR gamma- chain, the Src kinases (likely FYN or LYN) and SYK, the adapter protein LAT and leads to the activation of PLCG2.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | GP6 |
Uniprot: | Q9HCN6 |
Entrez: | 51206 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
Glycoprotein 6; glycoprotein VI (platelet); GP6; GPIV; GPVI; GPVIplatelet collagen receptor; MGC138168; platelet glycoprotein VI
Mass (kDA):
36.866 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 19q13.42 |
Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (55013705..55038264, complement) |
Megakaryocytes and platelets.
[Isoform 1]: Cell membrane; Single-pass membrane protein.; [Isoform 2]: Cell membrane; Single-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 11027634 by Ezumi Y., et al. Molecular cloning, genomic structure, chromosomal localization, and alternative splice forms of the platelet collagen receptor glycoprotein VI.
PMID: 10961879 by Jandrot-Perrus M., et al. Cloning, characterization, and functional studies of human and mouse glycoprotein VI: a platelet-specific collagen receptor from the immunoglobulin superfamily.