Fibrin

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Contents 1 Function 2 Disease 3 3D Structures of Fibrin 4 References

Function

Fibrin (or Factor Ia, FIa) is a fibrous protein which when polymerized is involved in blood clotting. The polymerization epitopes of FIa are called A-knob and B-knob. Fibrinogen (Factor I, FI) is converted by thrombin to fibrin. Limited proteolysis of FI results in a fragment named D which when cross-linked by factor XIII is called double-D FIa (DDFIa)^[1].

Disease

Overexpression of FIa can cause thrombosis.

3D Structures of Fibrin

Updated on 21-January-2016

3h32 – hFIa peptide+ hFI α, β, γ chains – human
2q9i, 2z4e - hFIa B-knob+ hFI α, β, γ chains
2hlo, 1n86 - hFIa α, β, γ chains + peptide
1n8e - hFIa α, β, γ chains
1n73 - FIa α, β, γ chains + peptide – Sea lamprey
1fzc – hDDFIa+peptide

References

1. ↑ Yang Z, Pandi L, Doolittle RF. The crystal structure of fragment double-D from cross-linked lamprey fibrin reveals isopeptide linkages across an unexpected D-D interface. Biochemistry. 2002 Dec 31;41(52):15610-7. PMID:12501189