Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP02830
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Fibrinogen gamma-B chain
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name FGG
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in calcium ion binding
Specific Function Together with fibrinogen alpha (FGA) and fibrinogen beta (FGB), polymerizes to form an insoluble fibrin matrix. Has a major function in hemostasis as one of the primary components of blood clots. In addition, functions during the early stages of wound repair to stabilize the lesion and guide cell migration during re-epithelialization. Was originally thought to be essential for platelet aggregation, based on in vitro studies using anticoagulated blood. However, subsequent studies have shown that it is not absolutely required for thrombus formation in vivo. Enhances expression of SELP in activated platelets via an ITGB3-dependent pathway. Maternal fibrinogen is essential for successful pregnancy. Fibrin deposition is also associated with infection, where it protects against IFNG-mediated hemorrhage. May also facilitate the antibacterial immune response via both innate and T-cell mediated pathways.
Pathways
  • Coagulation
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 17
Locus 17q12-q13
SNPs FGG
Gene Sequence
>1335 bp
ATGAGTTGGTCCTCGCACCCTCCGAGTGTAATCTTCTACATTCTTTCATTGCTTTCTTCA
GCATGCCTGGCATATGTTGCTACCCGAGACAACTGCTGCATCTTAGATGAAAGATTTGGT
AGTTATTGCCCAACTACCTGTGGAATTGCAGATTTCCTGAATAATTACCAAACCAGTGTA
GACAAAGATCTACGAACTTTGGAAGGCATCTTATATCAGGTTGAGAACAAAACATCAGAA
GCCAGAGAGCTGGTCAAAGCAATCCAAATCAGCTATAACCCTGATCAACCATCAAAGCCA
AATAACATAGAGAGTGCTACCAAGAATTCCAAGAGTATGATGGAAGAAATTATGAAATAT
GAAACACTGATATCAACACATGAATCAACAATTCGATTTTTGCAAGAGGTATATAACTCA
AATAGTCAAAAAATCGTTAACCTAAGAGATAAAGTGGTCCAGCTTGAAGCAAACTGTCAA
GAGCCTTGTCAAGATACAGTGAAAATACATGATGTAACTGGGAGAGATTGCCAAGATGTT
GCCAATAAGGGGGCCAAAGAGAGTGGACTTTACTTTATCAGACCTCTGAAAGCTAAGCAG
TTCTTAGTCTACTGTGAAATTGATGGGTCTGGAAATGGATGGACTGTGTTTCAGAAGAGG
CTTGATGGCAGTCTGGATTTCAAGAAAAACTGGATTCAATATAAAGAAGGGTTTGGACAT
CTGTCTCCTACTGGTACTGGAAACACAGAATTTTGGCTGGGAAATGAGAAGATTCATTTG
ATAAGCACACAGTCATCCATCCCTTATGTATTAAGAATACAGTTGGAGGACTGGAATGGC
AGAACCAGCACTGCAGATTATGCTTCATTCAAGGTGACAGGTGAAAATGACAAATACCGC
CTGACATATGCTTACTTCATTGGTGGAGATGCTGGAGATGCATTTGATGGCTACGATTTT
GGCGATGATTCTAGTGACAAGTTTTTCACATCCCATAATGGCATGCAGTTCAGTACTTGG
GACAGTGACAATGATAAGTATGATGGCAACTGTGCTGAACAGGTAGGTATCGGTTGGTGG
ATGAACAAATGTCACGCTGGCCACCTCAATGGAGTTTATTATCAAGGTGGCACTTACTCA
AAAACATCTACTCCTAATGGTTATGATAATGGCATTATTTGGGCCACATGGAAATCCCGG
TGGTATTCCATGAAGAAAACCACCATGAAGATAATCCCACTTAACAGACTTGCCATCGGA
GAAGGACAGCAGCACCAACTGGGGGGAGCCAAACAGGTCGGAGTAGAACATCACGTTGAA
ATAGAATATGACTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 444
Molecular Weight 50244.0
Theoretical pI 5.62
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • 1-24
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Fibrinogen gamma-B chain
MSWSSHPPSVIFYILSLLSSACLAYVATRDNCCILDERFGSYCPTTCGIADFLNNYQTSV
DKDLRTLEGILYQVENKTSEARELVKAIQISYNPDQPSKPNNIESATKNSKSMMEEIMKY
ETLISTHESTIRFLQEVYNSNSQKIVNLRDKVVQLEANCQEPCQDTVKIHDVTGRDCQDV
ANKGAKESGLYFIRPLKAKQFLVYCEIDGSGNGWTVFQKRLDGSLDFKKNWIQYKEGFGH
LSPTGTGNTEFWLGNEKIHLISTQSSIPYVLRIQLEDWNGRTSTADYASFKVTGENDKYR
LTYAYFIGGDAGDAFDGYDFGDDSSDKFFTSHNGMQFSTWDSDNDKYDGNCAEQVGIGWW
MNKCHAGHLNGVYYQGGTYSKTSTPNGYDNGIIWATWKSRWYSMKKTTMKIIPLNRLAIG
EGQQHQLGGAKQVGVEHHVEIEYD
GenBank ID Protein CAA33562.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P12799
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FIBG_BOVIN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID X15556
GeneCard ID FGG
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available