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The protein structure and effect of factor VIII.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jan 2007
Fang Hong, Wang Lemin, Wang Hongbao
Abstract excerpt
Factor VIII (FVIII) is a key component of the fluid phase of the blood coagulation system. The proteases efficiently cleave FVIII at three sites, two within the heavy and one within the light chain resulting in alteration of its covalent structure and conformation and yielding the active cofactor, FVIIIa. FVIIIa is a trimer composed of A1, A2 and A3-C1-C2 subunits. The role of FVIIIa is to markedly increase the...
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