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Term Name | fibrinogen complex |
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Term Accession | GO:0005577 |
Aspect | cellular_component |
Synonyms (4) | fibrinogen, fibrinogen alpha chain, fibrinogen beta chain, fibrinogen gamma chain |
Definition | A highly soluble, elongated protein complex found in blood plasma and involved in clot formation. It is converted into fibrin monomer by the action of thrombin. In the mouse, fibrinogen is a hexamer, 46 nm long and 9 nm maximal diameter, containing two sets of nonidentical chains (alpha, beta, and gamma) linked together by disulfide bonds. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
ISBN: | 0198547684 |