NP_001028798.1
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NCBI Official Full Name
fibrinogen alpha chain
NCBI Official Synonym Full Names
fibrinogen alpha chain
NCBI Protein Information
fibrinogen alpha chain; fibrinogen A-alpha chain; fibrinogen, alpha polypeptide
UniProt Protein Name
Fibrinogen alpha chain
UniProt Entry Name
FIBA_BOVIN
UniProt Comments for FGA
Function: Fibrinogen has a double function: yielding monomers that polymerize into fibrin and acting as a cofactor in platelet aggregation.
Subunit structure: Heterohexamer; disulfide linked. Contains 2 sets of 3 non-identical chains (alpha, beta and gamma). The 2 heterotrimers are in head to head conformation with the N-termini in a small central domain.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Domain: A long coiled coil structure formed by 3 polypeptide chains connects the central nodule to the C-terminal domains (distal nodules). The long C-terminal ends of the alpha chains fold back, contributing a fourth strand to the coiled coil structure.
Post-translational modification: Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin is triggered by thrombin, which cleaves fibrinopeptides A and B from alpha and beta chains, and thus exposes the N-terminal polymerization sites responsible for the formation of the soft clot. The soft clot is converted into the hard clot by factor XIIIA which catalyzes the epsilon-(gamma-glutamyl)lysine cross-linking between gamma chains (stronger) and between alpha chains (weaker) of different monomers.Forms F13A-mediated cross-links between a glutamine and the epsilon-amino group of a lysine residue, forming fibronectin-fibrinogen heteropolymers.
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Pathways associated with FGA active protein
Diseases associated with FGA active protein
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