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Structure and function of coagulogen, a clottable protein in horseshoe crabs

โœ Scribed by T. Osaki; S. Kawabata

Book ID
105757786
Publisher
Springer
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
295 KB
Volume
61
Category
Article
ISSN
1420-682X

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โœฆ Synopsis

Mammalian blood coagulation is based on the proteolytically induced polymerization of fibrinogens. Initially, fibrin monomers noncovalently interact with each other. The resulting homopolymers are further stabilized when the plasma transglutaminase (TGase) intermolecularly cross-links e-(g-glutamyl)lysine bonds. In crustaceans, hemolymph coagulation depends on the TGase-mediated cross-linking of specific plasma-clotting proteins, but without the proteolytic cascade. In horseshoe crabs, the proteolytic coagulation cascade

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## Abstract Localization of clottable protein (CP) in hemocytes of the Japanese horseshoe crab, __Tachypleus tridentatus__, was investigated by a fluorescent antibody technique. The cytoplasmic granules in the minority of hemocytes (15%) were stained strongly and uniformly while those in the majori