Composition of the von Willebrand factor storage organelle (Weibel-Palade body) isolated from cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
Ewenstein BM, Warhol MJ, Handin RI, Pober JS. Composition of the von Willebrand factor storage organelle (Weibel-Palade body) isolated from cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1987, 104: 1423-1433. PMID: 3494734, PMCID: PMC2114468, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.104.5.1423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeibel-Palade bodiesSecretory organellesUmbilical vein endothelial cellsOrganelle fractionsVein endothelial cellsCultured endothelial cellsIntracellular protein traffickingVon Willebrand factorVon Willebrand factor storageEndothelial cellsSelf-generating Percoll gradientsDirect morphological examinationCultured umbilical vein endothelial cellsUnmodified formProtein traffickingCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsRegulated secretionStimulation of ECHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsStorage organellesOrganellesDense organellesPro sequenceProteolytic processingAdhesive glycoprotein