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Crystal structures of uninhibited factor VIIa link its cofactor and substrate-assisted activation to specific interactions.
Journal of molecular biology - 20 Sept 2002
Sichler Katrin, Banner David W, D'Arcy Allan, Hopfner Karl-Peter, Huber Robert, Bode Wolfram, Kresse Georg-Burkhard, Kopetzki Erhard, Brandstetter Hans
Abstract excerpt
Factor VIIa initiates the extrinsic coagulation cascade; this event requires a delicately balanced regulation that is implemented on different levels, including a sophisticated multi-step activation mechanism of factor VII. Its central role in hemostasis and thrombosis makes factor VIIa a key tar...
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