Basic & Clinical Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11): 1680-1683.

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Research progress of cellular coagulation factor ⅩⅢ

XUE Yu-jia, LI Zi-jian*   

  1. The First School of Clinical Medicine of Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,China
  • Received:2021-05-07 Revised:2021-08-06 Published:2021-10-27
  • Contact: *ldyy_lizj@lzu.edu.cn

Abstract: Coagulation factor ⅩⅢ (FⅩⅢ) is a member of the plasma transglutaminase family.Plasma FⅩⅢ (pFⅩⅢ)consists of two catalytic A subunits and two non-catalytic B subunits(FⅩⅢ-A2B2)combined with non-covalent bonds to form a heterotetramer.The cellular FⅩⅢ(cFⅩⅢ) exists in a form of A subunit homodimer(FⅩⅢ-A2).Although it is currently believed that cellular FⅩⅢ can be internalized and externalized from the cell through an unknown mechanism and cross-linked extracellular substrates to function in a variety of pathophysiological events,its specific functions and mechanisms need to be clarified by further systematic research.

Key words: cellular coagulation factor ⅩⅢ, haemostasis, phagocytosis, inflammation

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