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Rational design of coagulation factor VIIa variants with substantially increased intrinsic activity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Nov 2001
Persson E, Kjalke M, Olsen O H
Abstract excerpt
A trace amount of coagulation factor VII (FVII) circulates in the blood in the activated form, FVIIa (EC 3.4.21.21), formed by internal proteolysis. To avoid disseminated thrombus formation, FVIIa remains in a conformation with zymogen-like properties. Association with tissue factor (TF), locally...
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