Abstract

Thrombospondin released from human blood platelets by thrombin activation formed high molecular weight aggregates which co-eluted with haemagglutinin activity on Sepharose 4B gel filtration. Thrombospondin aggregation was mediated by intermolecular disulphide bridges. The aggregates consisted of a series of oligomers ranging from a dimer to polymeric forms with Mr =40 x 10 6. Native monomeric thrombospondin obtained by a modified procedure was deficient in haemagglutination activity but inhibited haemagglutination induced by aggregated thrombospondin.

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