Article
Physiopathology and regulation of factor XIII.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jul 2001
Ichinose A
Abstract excerpt
Factor XIII is a plasma transglutaminase. Transglutaminases are at least 8 enzymes which cross-link a number of proteins. This type of reaction not only enhances the original functions of substrate proteins, but also adds new functions to them. Factor XIII in plasma is a tetramer (A2B2), and the A subunit contains the active site. Although transglutaminases are homologous, the nucleotide sequences in their...
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