| IED ID | IndEnz0002004920 |
| Enzyme Type ID | protease004920 |
| Protein Name |
Fibrinogen alpha chain Cleaved into: Fibrinopeptide A Fragment |
| Gene Name | FGA |
| Organism | Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig) |
| Taxonomic Lineage | cellular organisms Eukaryota Opisthokonta Metazoa Eumetazoa Bilateria Deuterostomia Chordata Craniata Vertebrata Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Teleostomi Euteleostomi Sarcopterygii Dipnotetrapodomorpha Tetrapoda Amniota Mammalia Theria Eutheria Boreoeutheria Euarchontoglires Glires (Rodents and rabbits) Rodentia Hystricomorpha Caviidae (cavies) Cavia (guinea pigs) Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig) |
| Enzyme Sequence | TDTEFEAAGGGVR |
| Enzyme Length | 13 |
| Uniprot Accession Number | P14445 |
| Absorption | |
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| Activity Regulation | |
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| Calcium Binding | |
| catalytic Activity | |
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| Enzyme Function | FUNCTION: Cleaved by the protease thrombin to yield monomers which, together with fibrinogen beta (FGB) and fibrinogen gamma (FGG), polymerize to form an insoluble fibrin matrix. Fibrin has a major function in hemostasis as one of the primary components of blood clots. In addition, functions during the early stages of wound repair to stabilize the lesion and guide cell migration during re-epithelialization. Was originally thought to be essential for platelet aggregation, based on in vitro studies using anticoagulated blood. However, subsequent studies have shown that it is not absolutely required for thrombus formation in vivo. Enhances expression of SELP in activated platelets via an ITGB3-dependent pathway. Maternal fibrinogen is essential for successful pregnancy. Fibrin deposition is also associated with infection, where it protects against IFNG-mediated hemorrhage. May also facilitate the immune response via both innate and T-cell mediated pathways. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:E9PV24}. |
| Temperature Dependency | |
| PH Dependency | |
| Pathway | |
| nucleotide Binding | |
| Features | Non-terminal residue (1); Peptide (1) |
| Keywords | Adaptive immunity;Blood coagulation;Coiled coil;Direct protein sequencing;Disulfide bond;Hemostasis;Immunity;Innate immunity;Reference proteome;Secreted |
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| Subcellular Location | SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted. |
| Modified Residue | |
| Post Translational Modification | PTM: Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin is triggered by thrombin, which cleaves fibrinopeptides A and B from alpha and beta chains, and thus exposes the N-terminal polymerization sites responsible for the formation of the soft clot. The soft clot is converted into the hard clot by factor XIIIA which catalyzes the epsilon-(gamma-glutamyl)lysine cross-linking between gamma chains (stronger) and between alpha chains (weaker) of different monomers.; PTM: Forms F13A-mediated cross-links between a glutamine and the epsilon-amino group of a lysine residue, forming fibronectin-fibrinogen heteropolymers. |
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| Structure 3D | |
| Cross Reference PDB | - |
| Mapped Pubmed ID | - |
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| Mass | 1,309 |
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| Cross Reference Brenda |