Structural basis for sequential cleavage of fibrinopeptides upon fibrin assembly.
Pechik, I., Yakovlev, S., Mosesson, M.W., Gilliland, G.L., Medved, L.(2006) Biochemistry 45: 3588-3597
- PubMed: 16533041 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi0525369
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2A45 - PubMed Abstract: 
Nonsubstrate interaction of thrombin with fibrinogen promotes sequential cleavage of fibrinopeptides A and B (fpA and fpB, respectively) from the latter, resulting in its conversion into fibrin. The recently established crystal structure of human thrombin in complex with the central part of human fibrin clarified the mechanism of this interaction ...