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Analysis of fibrinogen variants at gamma387Ile shows that the side chain of gamma387 and the tertiary structure of the gammaC-terminal tail are important not only for assembly and secretion of fibrinogen but also for lateral aggregation of protofibrils and XIIIa-catalyzed gamma-gamma dimer formation.
Blood - 15 Sept 2006
Kani Satomi, Terasawa Fumiko, Yamauchi Kazuyoshi, Tozuka Minoru, Okumura Nobuo
Abstract excerpt
To examine the role of fibrinogen gamma-chain residue 387Ile in the assembly and secretion of this multichain protein, we synthesized a series of variants with substitution at gamma387 by Arg, Leu, Met, Ala, or Asp. Only the variant gamma387Asp showed impaired synthesis in the cells and very low...
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