Factor XIII

coagulation factor XIII,
A1 polypeptide
Inactive A1 peptide homodimer with all of the domains and main catalytic residues shown with different colors.
Identifiers
SymbolF13A1
Alt. symbolsF13A
NCBI gene2162
HGNC3531
OMIM134570
RefSeqNM_000129
UniProtP00488
Other data
EC number2.3.2.13
LocusChr. 6 p24.2-p23
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coagulation factor XIII,
B polypeptide
Identifiers
SymbolF13B
NCBI gene2165
HGNC3534
OMIM134580
RefSeqNM_001994
UniProtP05160
Other data
LocusChr. 1 q31-q32.1
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Factor XIII, or fibrin stabilizing factor, is a plasma protein and zymogen. It is activated by thrombin to factor XIIIa which crosslinks fibrin in coagulation. Deficiency of XIII worsens clot stability and increases bleeding tendency.[1]

Human XIII is a heterotetramer. It consists of 2 enzymatic A peptides and 2 non-enzymatic B peptides. XIIIa is a dimer of activated A peptides.[1]

  1. ^ a b Muszbek L, Bereczky Z, Bagoly Z, Komáromi I, Katona É (July 2011). "Factor XIII: a coagulation factor with multiple plasmatic and cellular functions". Physiological Reviews. 91 (3): 931–72. doi:10.1152/physrev.00016.2010. PMID 21742792. S2CID 24703788.