Structural evidence that the activation peptide is not released upon thrombin cleavage of factor XIII.
Yee, V.C., Pedersen, L.C., Bishop, P.D., Stenkamp, R.E., Teller, D.C.(1995) Thromb Res 78: 389-397
- PubMed: 7660355 
- DOI: 10.1016/0049-3848(95)00072-y
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1FIE - PubMed Abstract: 
The three-dimensional structure of the recombinant human factor XIII a2 dimer after cleavage by thrombin has been determined by X-ray crystallography. Factor XIII zymogen was treated with bovine alpha-thrombin in the presence of 3 mM CaCl2, and the cleav ...