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Characterization of the Gene Encoding Human TAFI (Thrombin-Activable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor; Plasma Procarboxypeptidase B)
30 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
Thrombin-activable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) is a recently described human plasma zymogen that is related to pancreatic carboxypeptidase B. The active form of TAFI (TAFIa), which is formed by thrombin cleavage of the zymogen, likely inhibits fibrinolysis by removal from partially degraded fibrin of the carboxyl-terminal lysine residues which act to stimulate plasminogen activation. We have isolated and...
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