Crystal structure of the factor XI zymogen reveals a pathway for transactivation.
Papagrigoriou, E., McEwan, P.A., Walsh, P.N., Emsley, J.(2006) Nat Struct Mol Biol 13: 557-558
- PubMed: 16699514 
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1095
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2F83 - PubMed Abstract: 
Factor XI (FXI), a coagulation protein essential to normal hemostasis, circulates as a disulfide-linked dimer. Here we report the full-length FXI zymogen crystal structure, revealing that the protease and four apple domains assemble into a unique 'cup and saucer' architecture ...