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Identification of the factor XII contact activation site enables sensitive coagulation diagnostics

Authors :
Marco Heestermans
Clément Naudin
Reiner K. Mailer
Sandra Konrath
Kristin Klaetschke
Anne Jämsä
Maike Frye
Carsten Deppermann
Giordano Pula
Piotr Kuta
Manuel A. Friese
Mathias Gelderblom
Albert Sickmann
Roger J. S. Preston
Jerzy-Roch Nofer
Stefan Rose-John
Lynn M. Butler
Ophira Salomon
Evi X. Stavrou
Thomas Renné
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Blood coagulation is started by contact to surfaces and this is the principle for a commonly used diagnostic clotting test, aPTT. Here, the authors identify the structure in coagulation factor XII that initiates surface-driven coagulation and use the information to develop improved aPTT assays.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.23842f92b8124cd4863e0db2254038e6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25888-7