Fibrinogen
Fibrinogen is a glycoprotein found in the blood that is converted into fibrin during blood coagulation. Fibrinogen is cleaved by another protein, thrombin, exposing knobs A and B to form fibrin. [1] It is this fibrin that forms clots to prevent excessive bleeding from wounds sustained. Clotting factors, like factor XIII, are often linked to fibrin. [2] Fibrinogen is composed of 2 copies each of 3 non-identical chains alpha, beta, gamma (, , ).
3D Structure of Fibrinogen3D Structure of Fibrinogen
Updated on 25-November-2014
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- ↑ Betts L, Merenbloom BK, Lord ST. The structure of fibrinogen fragment D with the 'A' knob peptide GPRVVE. J Thromb Haemost. 2006 May;4(5):1139-41. PMID:16689770 doi:10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.01902.x
- ↑ Muszbek L, Bagoly Z, Bereczky Z, Katona E. The involvement of blood coagulation factor XIII in fibrinolysis and thrombosis. Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2008 Jul;6(3):190-205. PMID:18673233