Role of the activation peptide in the mechanism of protein C activation

Abstract Protein C is a natural anticoagulant activated by thrombin in a reaction accelerated by the cofactor thrombomodulin. The zymogen to protease conversion of protein C involves removal of a short activation peptide that, relative to the analogous sequence present in other vitamin K-dependent p...

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Main Authors: Bosko M. Stojanovski, Leslie A. Pelc, Enrico Di Cera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68078-z