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Facts about Fibrinogen gamma chain.
Was originally thought to be essential for platelet aggregation, based on in vitro studies using anticoagulated blood. However, subsequent studies have demonstrated it is not absolutely required for thrombus formation in vivo.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | FGG |
Uniprot: | P02679 |
Entrez: | 2266 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
fibrinogen gamma chain; fibrinogen, gamma polypeptide
Mass (kDA):
51.512 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 4q32.1 |
Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (154604134..154612808, complement) |
Detected in blood plasma (at protein level).
Secreted.
PMID: 6688357 by Chung D.W., et al. Characterization of a complementary deoxyribonucleic acid coding for the gamma chain of human fibrinogen.
PMID: 2990550 by Rixon M.W., et al. Nucleotide sequence of the gene for the gamma chain of human fibrinogen.