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- Prekallikrein (PK), also known as Fletcher factor, is an 85,000 Mr serine protease that complexes with high-molecular-weight kininogen. PK is the precursor...
- collagen by high-molecular-weight kininogen (HMWK), prekallikrein, and FXII (Hageman factor). Prekallikrein is converted to kallikrein and FXII becomes FXIIa...
- antiangiogenic properties; binding to negatively charged surfaces Domain 6 - prekallikrein and factor XI binding (amino acids 420 to 510)(histidine rich) HMWK...
- the KLKB1 gene. This enzyme is formed from prekallikrein (Fletcher factor) by factor XIIa. Plasma prekallikrein is a glycoprotein that parti****tes in the...
- themselves.[citation needed] HMWK is produced by the liver together with prekallikrein (see below). It acts mainly as a cofactor on coagulation and inflammation...
- activation system or CAS, three proteins in the blood, factor XII (FXII), prekallikrein (PK) and high molecular weight kininogen (HK), bind to a surface and...
- FXIIa, FXI is a member of the "contact pathway" (which includes HMWK, prekallikrein, factor XII, factor XI, and factor IX). Factor XIa activates factor...
- enzyme has been shown to be an activator of the cell matrix-****ociated prekallikrein. The importance of angiotensin II, one of the substrates of this enzyme...
- on chromosome 4q34-35. It is synthesised as an inactive precursor, prekallikrein, which must undergo proteolytic processing to become activated. This...
- weight is part of the coagulation cascade and activates factor XI and prekallikrein in vitro. Factor XII itself is activated to factor XIIa by negatively...