Complete cDNA sequence encoding the B subunit of human factor XilI Ulrich Grundmann, Claudia Nerlich, Thomas Rein and Gerd Zettimeissl Department of Molecular Biology, Research Institutes, Behringwerke AG, Posifach 1140, 3550
Marburg, FRG Submitted March 19, 1990
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protein-glutamine:amine gamma-glutamyltransferase). In blood plasma FXII was described to consist of two catalytic a-subunits and in addition two b-subunits (together MW 320 000). A full length cDNA clone encoding the FXIIIb subunit was isolated from a human liver lambda gtlO library by screening with oligonucleotides generated from the FXIIb encoding cDNA sequence published by Ichinose et al. (2). These authors presented
a FXIIIb cDNA sequence lacking the 5'-end of the mRNA and the translational start codon. Our 2613 bp cDNA comprises 420 bp of the 5'-untranslated region (including EcoRI linkers) and encodes the total protein with 661 residues (MW 75 491) including the complete hydrophobic signal sequence (residue -20 to -1).
Here we report on the complete cDNA sequence of the b-subunit of human factor xI (FXIII). FXII is a blood coagulation protein that is distributed both extracellulary and intracellulary (1). Its enzymatic form acts as a transglutaminase and is also called activated fibrin-stabilizing factor or fibrinoligase (EC 2.3.2.13,
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