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Home |Products|Haemostasis & Thrombosis|Coagulation Proteins|Human Factor XIIIa

Human Factor XIIIa

Cat.-Nr.: HCXIIIA-0165

Description

Factor XIIIa (FXIIIa) (fibrinoligase, plasma transglutaminase, fibrin stabilizing factor, E.C. 2.3.2.13) is a glutaminyl-peptide -glutamyl transferase functioning in the final stages of the coagulation cascade, stabilizing the fibrin clot by crosslinking the  and  chains of fibrin to form homopolymers (1-4). Several unique features of FXIIIa set it apart from proteins with which it is generally associated. Factor XIIIa is the only non-proteolytic enzyme of the coagulation cascade. Unlike other transamidases, it exists totally in zymogenic form and is the only sulfhydrylase enzyme which functions extracellularly. Plasma FXIIIa is a tetramer, (Mr = 312,000), composed of 2 pairs of non-identical subunits (A2B2) (4-7). Platelet FXIII is a dimer (Mr = 46,000), composed of only a pair of identical A subunits (A2’) as is factor XIII from all intracellular sources (7-11). The Asubunit contains 6 free sulfhydryl groups, one of which is the active center (12). The conversion of plasma FXIII (A2B2) to the active transglutaminase, FXIIIa (A2′) results from the thrombin catalyzed hydrolysis of the Arg36-Gly37 peptide bond at the NH2-terminal of the A subunit (13). The conformational change induced by this cleavage results in exposure of the active site cysteine. Full activity is achieved only after the Ca2+ dependent (Kd = 10-3M) dissociation of the B subunit dimer from the A2′ dimer (14-16). Dissociation of the A2’B2 complex is enhanced by binding to the region of fibrin(ogen) containing residues 242-424 of the A chain (14-16). Thus, at normal plasma concentrations of FXIII (90 nM), fibrinogen (8 µM) and Ca2+ (2.5 mM free), all the FXIIIa generated would be in the fully activated (A2′) molecular form. Other physiologically relevant crosslinked complexes generated by FXIIIa include fibrin-fibrinogen (17), fibrin-fibronectin (18), fibrin-vWF (19), fibrin-2antiplasmin (20), fibrin-actin (21), fibrin-thrombospondin, fibronectin-collagen (19), vWF-collagen (19), actin-myosin (21,22), factor V-factor V (23). In addition to clot stabilization, FXIIIa is thought to function in various processes involving cell proliferation, such as wound healing, tissue remodeling, atherosclerosis, and tumor growth. Plasma FXIIIa is generated by cleavage of homogenous plasma FXIII by -thrombin, in the presence of EDTA. The A2’B2 subunit is purified by ion and affinity chromatography and supplied in 50% glycerol,0.5 mM EDTA for storage at -20°C.

  • SUPPLIER:

    Haematologic TechnologiesProlytix

  • STATUS:

    In Stock

  • SIZE:

    50 µg

  • Overview

Overview

  • Species: Human
  • Factors: Factor XIII
  • Keywords: Enzymes (Coagulation)
  • Product Type: Enzymes (Coagulation)
  • Formulation:50% (vol/vol) glycerol/H2O
  • Purity:>95%
  • Localization:Plasma
  • Mode of action:Plasma transglutaminase
  • Molecular Weight:312000
  • Extinction Coeff:13,8
  • Specific activity:~900 units/mg
  • Activity:Assay is performed with specifications supplied with the Pefakit FXIII Incorporation Assay (Pentapharm LTD., Cat. # 501-00). Plasma based
  • Post translationnal modifications:photometric determination of Factor XIII activity

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