List of VWF constructs used in this study
Constructs . | Purpose . | |
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pCMV6-XL5 | h VWF/WT | Immunofluorescence/flow assay |
h VWF/p.S1494C | ||
h VWF/p.S1534C | ||
h VWF/p.S1494C-p.S1534C | ||
VnSP-A2-His6 | Purification/proteolysis assays | |
VnSP-A2/p.S1494C-p.S1534C-His6 | ||
pLIVE | mVWF/WT | Hydrodynamic injection in mice |
mVWF/p.S1494C-p.A1534C |
Constructs . | Purpose . | |
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pCMV6-XL5 | h VWF/WT | Immunofluorescence/flow assay |
h VWF/p.S1494C | ||
h VWF/p.S1534C | ||
h VWF/p.S1494C-p.S1534C | ||
VnSP-A2-His6 | Purification/proteolysis assays | |
VnSP-A2/p.S1494C-p.S1534C-His6 | ||
pLIVE | mVWF/WT | Hydrodynamic injection in mice |
mVWF/p.S1494C-p.A1534C |
cDNA encoding either full-length human VWF or its A2 domain was subcloned into pCMV6-XL5, a plasmid that allowed better VWF expression in HEK293T cells than any other vector tested (data not shown). pLIVE constructs were done using the cDNA for mVWF. Of note, mVWF constructs bear a T103M mutation.