Fibrin mechanical properties and their structural origins

RI Litvinov, JW Weisel - Matrix Biology, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Fibrin is a protein polymer that is essential for hemostasis and thrombosis, wound healing,
and several other biological functions and pathological conditions that involve extracellular …

Fibrin (ogen) and thrombotic disease

RAS Ariëns - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fibrinogen is an abundant plasma protein that, when converted to fibrin by thrombin,
provides the main building blocks for the clot. Dys‐, a‐, and hypo‐fibrinogenemias have …

Advances in the microrheology of complex fluids

TA Waigh - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016‏ - iopscience.iop.org
New developments in the microrheology of complex fluids are considered. Firstly the
requirements for a simple modern particle tracking microrheology experiment are …

Factor XIIa regulates the structure of the fibrin clot independently of thrombin generation through direct interaction with fibrin

J Konings, JWP Govers-Riemslag… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011‏ - ashpublications.org
Recent data indicate an important contribution of coagulation factor (F) XII to in vivo
thrombus formation. Because fibrin structure plays a key role in clot stability and thrombosis …

[HTML][HTML] Visualization of fibrinogen αC regions and their arrangement during fibrin network formation by high‐resolution AFM

AD Protopopova, NA Barinov, EG Zavyalova… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Background Fibrinogen has been intensively studied with transmission electron microscopy
and x‐ray diffraction. But until now, a complete 3D structure of the molecule has not yet been …

Thrombin and fibrinogen γ′ impact clot structure by marked effects on intrafibrillar structure and protofibril packing

MM Domingues, FL Macrae, C Duval… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016‏ - ashpublications.org
Previous studies have shown effects of thrombin and fibrinogen γ′ on clot structure.
However, structural information was obtained using electron microscopy, which requires …

Roles of fibrin α-and γ-chain specific cross-linking by FXIIIa in fibrin structure and function

C Duval, P Allan, SDA Connell… - Thrombosis and …, 2014‏ - thieme-connect.com
Factor XIII is responsible for the cross-linking of fibrin γ-chains in the early stages of clot
formation, whilst α-chain cross-linking occurs at a slower rate. Although γ-and α-chain cross …

Role of fibrin structure in thrombosis and vascular disease

ALC La Corte, H Philippou, RAS Ariëns - Advances in protein chemistry …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Fibrin clot formation is a key event in the development of thrombotic disease and is the final
step in a multifactor coagulation cascade. Fibrinogen is a large glycoprotein that forms the …

Single-molecule resolution of interfacial fibrinogen behavior: effects of oligomer populations and surface chemistry

M Kastantin, BB Langdon, EL Chang… - Journal of the …, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
Through the use of single-molecule total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, the
dynamic behavior of fibrinogen was observed at the interface between aqueous solution …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence that fibrinogen γ′ directly interferes with protofibril growth: implications for fibrin structure and clot stiffness

P Allan, SU De Willige, RH Abou‐Saleh… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Background: Fibrinogen contains an alternatively spliced γ‐chain (γ′), which mainly exists
as a heterodimer with the common γA‐chain (γA/γ′). Fibrinogen γ′ has been reported to …