Platelets play crucial roles in regulating vascular functions 1–3 . Under high wall shear rate conditions, platelet adhesion is mediated exclusively by their membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ibα binding with the A1 domain of von Willebrand factor (VWF) 4 . The VWF binding site of GPIbα locates N-terminus leucine-rich repeat that is close to the binding site of coagulation factor XI (FXI) 5 . The biological function of GPIbα binding with FXI 6 differ substantially to the role of GPIba-VWF binding. However, the physical basis of the mechanisms of GPIba-VWF and GPIba-FXI bindings mediating their distinct biological functions remain unclear.
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