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NameFibrinogen alpha chain
Synonyms
  • Fibrinogen alpha chain precursor
Gene NameFGA
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001074|Fibrinogen alpha chain
MFSMRIVCLVLSVVGTAWTADSGEGDFLAEGGGVRGPRVVERHQSACKDSDWPFCSDEDW
NYKCPSGCRMKGLIDEVNQDFTNRINKLKNSLFEYQKNNKDSHSLTTNIMEILRGDFSSA
NNRDNTYNRVSEDLRSRIEVLKRKVIEKVQHIQLLQKNVRAQLVDMKRLEVDIDIKIRSC
RGSCSRALAREVDLKDYEDQQKQLEQVIAKDLLPSRDRQHLPLIKMKPVPDLVPGNFKSQ
LQKVPPEWKALTDMPQMRMELERPGGNEITRGGSTSYGTGSETESPRNPSSAGSWNSGSS
GPGSTGNRNPGSSGTGGTATWKPGSSGPGSTGSWNSGSSGTGSTGNQNPGSPRPGSTGTW
NPGSSERGSAGHWTSESSVSGSTGQWHSESGSFRPDSPGSGNARPNNPDWGTFEEVSGNV
SPGTRREYHTEKLVTSKGDKELRTGKEKVTSGSTTTTRRSCSKTVTKTVIGPDGHKEVTK
EVVTSEDGSDCPEAMDLGTLSGIGTLDGFRHRHPDEAAFFDTASTGKTFPGFFSPMLGEF
VSETESRGSESGIFTNTKESSSHHPGIAEFPSRGKSSSYSKQFTSSTSYNRGDSTFESKS
YKMADEAGSEADHEGTHSTKRGHAKSRPVRDCDDVLQTHPSGTQSGIFNIKLPGSSKIFS
VYCDQETSLGGWLLIQQRMDGSLNFNRTWQDYKRGFGSLNDEGEGEFWLGNDYLHLLTQR
GSVLRVELEDWAGNEAYAEYHFRVGSEAEGYALQVSSYEGTAGDALIEGSVEEGAEYTSH
NNMQFSTFDRDADQWEENCAEVYGGGWWYNNCQAANLNGIYYPGGSYDPRNNSPYEIENG
VVWVSFRGADYSLRAVRMKIRPLVTQ
Number of residues866
Molecular Weight94972.455
Theoretical pI5.87
GO Classification
Functions
  • structural molecule activity
Processes
  • negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors
  • cellular response to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
  • protein polymerization
  • negative regulation of blood coagulation, common pathway
  • blood coagulation
  • adaptive immune response
  • positive regulation of protein secretion
  • cellular response to organic cyclic compound
  • platelet degranulation
  • plasminogen activation
  • cell-matrix adhesion
  • cellular response to interleukin-6
  • acute-phase response
  • positive regulation of exocytosis
  • fibrinolysis
  • platelet activation
  • response to calcium ion
  • blood coagulation, fibrin clot formation
  • platelet aggregation
  • protein complex assembly
  • cellular protein complex assembly
  • positive regulation of vasoconstriction
  • positive regulation of peptide hormone secretion
  • positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  • innate immune response
  • positive regulation of substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading
  • negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process
  • liver regeneration
  • positive regulation of heterotypic cell-cell adhesion
  • extracellular matrix organization
  • response to genistein
  • response to morphine
  • response to estradiol
  • induction of bacterial agglutination
  • signal transduction
  • response to cycloheximide
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • blood coagulation, common pathway
Components
  • cell cortex
  • extracellular vesicle
  • platelet alpha granule lumen
  • extracellular region
  • plasma membrane
  • blood microparticle
  • extracellular space
  • cell surface
  • platelet alpha granule
  • fibrinogen complex
  • extracellular exosome
  • external side of plasma membrane
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum
General FunctionStructural molecule activity
Specific FunctionCleaved by the protease thrombin to yield monomers which, together with fibrinogen beta (FGB) and fibrinogen gamma (FGG), polymerize to form an insoluble fibrin matrix. Fibrin has a major function in hemostasis as one of the primary components of blood clots. In addition, functions during the early stages of wound repair to stabilize the lesion and guide cell migration during re-epithelialization. Was originally thought to be essential for platelet aggregation, based on in vitro studies using anticoagulated blood. However, subsequent studies have shown that it is not absolutely required for thrombus formation in vivo. Enhances expression of SELP in activated platelets via an ITGB3-dependent pathway. Maternal fibrinogen is essential for successful pregnancy. Fibrin deposition is also associated with infection, where it protects against IFNG-mediated hemorrhage. May also facilitate the immune response via both innate and T-cell mediated pathways.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID13591824
UniProtKB IDP02671
UniProtKB Entry NameFIBA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021267|Fibrinogen alpha chain (FGA)
ATGTTTTCCATGAGGATCGTCTGCCTGGTCCTAAGTGTGGTGGGCACAGCATGGACTGCA
GATAGTGGTGAAGGTGACTTTCTAGCTGAAGGAGGAGGCGTGCGTGGCCCAAGGGTTGTG
GAAAGACATCAATCTGCCTGCAAAGATTCAGACTGGCCCTTCTGCTCTGATGAAGACTGG
AACTACAAATGCCCTTCTGGCTGCAGGATGAAAGGGTTGATTGATGAAGTCAATCAAGAT
TTTACAAACAGAATAAATAAGCTCAAAAATTCACTATTTGAATATCAGAAGAACAATAAG
GATTCTCATTCGTTGACCACTAATATAATGGAAATTTTGAGAGGCGATTTTTCCTCAGCC
AATAACCGTGATAATACCTACAACCGAGTGTCAGAGGATCTGAGAAGCAGAATTGAAGTC
CTGAAGCGCAAAGTCATAGAAAAAGTACAGCATATCCAGCTTCTGCAGAAAAATGTTAGA
GCTCAGTTGGTTGATATGAAACGACTGGAGGTGGACATTGATATTAAGATCCGATCTTGT
CGAGGGTCATGCAGTAGGGCTTTAGCTCGTGAAGTAGATCTGAAGGACTATGAAGATCAG
CAGAAGCAACTTGAACAGGTCATTGCCAAAGACTTACTTCCCTCTAGAGATAGGCAACAC
TTACCACTGATAAAAATGAAACCAGTTCCAGACTTGGTTCCCGGAAATTTTAAGAGCCAG
CTTCAGAAGGTACCCCCAGAGTGGAAGGCATTAACAGACATGCCGCAGATGAGAATGGAG
TTAGAGAGACCTGGTGGAAATGAGATTACTCGAGGAGGCTCCACCTCTTATGGAACCGGA
TCAGAGACGGAAAGCCCCAGGAACCCTAGCAGTGCTGGAAGCTGGAACTCTGGGAGCTCT
GGACCTGGAAGTACTGGAAACCGAAACCCTGGGAGCTCTGGGACTGGAGGGACTGCAACC
TGGAAACCTGGGAGCTCTGGACCTGGAAGTACTGGAAGCTGGAACTCTGGGAGCTCTGGA
ACTGGAAGTACTGGAAACCAAAACCCTGGGAGCCCTAGACCTGGTAGTACCGGAACCTGG
AATCCTGGCAGCTCTGAACGCGGAAGTGCTGGGCACTGGACCTCTGAGAGCTCTGTATCT
GGTAGTACTGGACAATGGCACTCTGAATCTGGAAGTTTTAGGCCAGATAGCCCAGGCTCT
GGGAACGCGAGGCCTAACAACCCAGACTGGGGCACATTTGAAGAGGTGTCAGGAAATGTA
AGTCCAGGGACAAGGAGAGAGTACCACACAGAAAAACTGGTCACTTCTAAAGGAGATAAA
GAGCTCAGGACTGGTAAAGAGAAGGTCACCTCTGGTAGCACAACCACCACGCGTCGTTCA
TGCTCTAAAACCGTTACTAAGACTGTTATTGGTCCTGATGGTCACAAAGAAGTTACCAAA
GAAGTGGTGACCTCCGAAGATGGTTCTGACTGTCCCGAGGCAATGGATTTAGGCACATTG
TCTGGCATAGGTACTCTGGATGGGTTCCGCCATAGGCACCCTGATGAAGCTGCCTTCTTC
GACACTGCCTCAACTGGAAAAACATTCCCAGGTTTCTTCTCACCTATGTTAGGAGAGTTT
GTCAGTGAGACTGAGTCTAGGGGCTCAGAATCTGGCATCTTCACAAATACAAAGGAATCC
AGTTCTCATCACCCTGGGATAGCTGAATTCCCTTCCCGTGGTAAATCTTCAAGTTACAGC
AAACAATTTACTAGTAGCACGAGTTACAACAGAGGAGACTCCACATTTGAAAGCAAGAGC
TATAAAATGGCAGATGAGGCCGGAAGTGAAGCCGATCATGAAGGAACACATAGCACCAAG
AGAGGCCATGCTAAATCTCGCCCTGTCAGAGACTGTGATGATGTCCTCCAAACACATCCT
TCAGGTACCCAAAGTGGCATTTTCAATATCAAGCTACCGGGATCCAGTAAGATTTTTTCT
GTTTATTGCGATCAAGAGACCAGTTTGGGAGGATGGCTTTTGATCCAGCAAAGAATGGAT
GGATCACTGAATTTTAACCGGACCTGGCAAGACTACAAGAGAGGTTTCGGCAGCCTGAAT
GACGAGGGGGAAGGAGAATTCTGGCTAGGCAATGACTACCTCCACTTACTAACCCAAAGG
GGCTCTGTTCTTAGGGTTGAATTAGAGGACTGGGCTGGGAATGAAGCTTATGCAGAATAT
CACTTCCGGGTAGGCTCTGAGGCTGAAGGCTATGCCCTCCAAGTCTCCTCCTATGAAGGC
ACTGCGGGTGATGCTCTGATTGAGGGTTCCGTAGAGGAAGGGGCAGAGTACACCTCTCAC
AACAACATGCAGTTCAGCACCTTTGACAGGGATGCAGACCAGTGGGAAGAGAACTGTGCA
GAAGTCTATGGGGGAGGCTGGTGGTATAATAACTGCCAAGCAGCCAATCTCAATGGAATC
TACTACCCTGGGGGCTCCTATGACCCAAGGAATAACAGTCCTTATGAGATTGAGAATGGA
GTGGTCTGGGTTTCCTTTAGAGGGGCAGATTATTCCCTCAGGGCTGTTCGCATGAAAATT
AGGCCCCTTGTGACCCAATAG
GenBank Gene IDAF361104
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFGA
HGNC IDHGNC:3661
Chromosome Location4
Locus4q28
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