Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (29): 4599-4604.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.29.002

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Database construction and data analysis of von Willebrand factor and platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha mutations

Li Na1, Li Qu-huan1, Wang An-qi2   

  1. 1School of Bioscience and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, China; 2School of Computer Science & Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, China
  • Revised:2014-05-04 Online:2014-07-09 Published:2014-07-09
  • Contact: Li Qu-huan, M.D., Associate professor, School of Bioscience and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Li Na, Studying for master’s degree, School of Bioscience and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:

     the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Youths, No. 31200705; Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, No. 20100172120042; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 2014ZZ0051

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The interaction between von Willebrand Factor (VWF) and platelet surface receptor, platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha (GPIbα), plays a key role in the process of platelet adhesion, spread and aggregation. Currently, the database collecting VWF mutations is not complete and GPIbα database has not been constructed yet.

OBJECTIVE: The construction of VWF and GPIbα mutation database can help the researchers in this field to find the important mutation information of these two molecules quickly.
METHODS: For constructing VWF and GPIbα mutation database, data were collected from Uniprot, VWFdb and literatures by keywords search, the dynamics website was designed using MySQL+Apache+PHP combination.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The database contains 341, 13 and 3 920 wild and mutation records of VWF, GPIbα, and A1 domain. The website connecting with backend database is comprised of the background introduction, the pathological pictures and data download page and so on. Especially, the information of mutations and virtual mutations can be searched and analyzed through search engine with sample and logical strategy. This database will be greatly beneficial to study VWF and GPIbα. Furthermore, it can offer some new therapeutic approaches to inhibit the binding of VWF and GPIbα, which serve as an attractive drug target in von Willebrand Disease.



中国组织工程研究
杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: von Willebrand diseases, platelet glycoprotein GPIb-IX complex, mutant proteins, databases, protein

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