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Fibrinogen 3GHGFibrinogen 3GHG

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Structure

Fibrinogen is a glycoprotein made up of two subunits which include Aα, Bβ γ. Its central region also called “E region” is where all chains meet, the chains intertwine with each other to hold both of the subunits together. At the ends of the a and b chains are fibrinopeptides, fibrinopeptide A is about 16 amino acids long, while fibrinopeptide B is around 15 amino acids long. These small peptides become very important when activating fibrinogen. On both ends of fibrinogen are the D regions containing the β & γ nodule and the coiled-coil region.

Function

αγβ

Disease

Congenital Afibrinogenemia – a genetic disorder that results in the lack of fibrinogen which causes abnormal bleeding


Structural highlights

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ReferencesReferences

1. Acharya, S. S., & Dimichele, D. M. (2008). Rare inherited disorders of fibrinogen. Haemophilia, 14(6), 1151–1158. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2008.01831.x

2. Doolittle, R., Kollman, J., Sawaya, M., Pandi, L., & Riley, M. (2009). Crystal Structure of Human Fibrinogen. American Chemical Society. doi: 10.2210/pdb3ghg/pdb

3. Köhler, S., Schmid, F., & Settanni, G. (2015). The Internal Dynamics of Fibrinogen and Its Implications for Coagulation and Adsorption. PLOS Computational Biology, 11(9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004346

4. Medved, L., & Weisel, J. W. (2009). Recommendations for nomenclature on fibrinogen and fibrin. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 7(2), 355–359. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03242.x

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