[HTML][HTML] Contact system revisited: an interface between inflammation, coagulation, and innate immunity

AT Long, E Kenne, R Jung, TA Fuchs… - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The contact system is a plasma protease cascade initiated by factor XII (FXII) that activates
the proinflammatory kallikrein‐kinin system and the procoagulant intrinsic coagulation …

An update on factor XI structure and function

BM Mohammed, A Matafonov, I Ivanov, M Sun… - Thrombosis research, 2018 - Elsevier
Factor XI (FXI) is the zymogen of a plasma protease, factor XIa (FXIa), that contributes to
thrombin generation during blood coagulation by proteolytic activation of several …

Ribosomal synthesis and de novo discovery of bioactive foldamer peptides containing cyclic β-amino acids

T Katoh, T Sengoku, K Hirata, K Ogata, H Suga - Nature Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Peptides that contain β-amino acids display stable secondary structures, such as helices
and sheets, and are often referred to as foldamers. Cyclic β2, 3-amino acids (cβAAs), such …

Defective glycosylation of coagulation factor XII underlies hereditary angioedema type III

J Björkqvist, S de Maat… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Hereditary angioedema type III (HAEIII) is a rare inherited swelling disorder that is
associated with point mutations in the gene encoding the plasma protease factor XII (FXII) …

Roles of factor XII in innate immunity

T Renné, EX Stavrou - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Factor XII (FXII) is the zymogen of serine protease, factor XIIa (FXIIa). FXIIa enzymatic
activities have been extensively studied and FXIIa inhibition is emerging as a promising …

An ultrapotent and selective cyclic peptide inhibitor of human β-factor XIIa in a cyclotide scaffold

W Liu, SJ de Veer, YH Huang, T Sengoku… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cyclotides are plant-derived peptides with complex structures shaped by their head-to-tail
cyclic backbone and cystine knot core. These structural features underpin the native …

[HTML][HTML] Protonated-chitosan sponge with procoagulation activity for hemostasis in coagulopathy

Z Huang, D Zhang, L Tong, F Gao, S Zhang, X Wang… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Hemostatic materials are essential for managing acute bleeding in medical settings.
Chitosan (CS) shows promise in hemostasis but its underlying mechanism remains …

Factor XII/XIIa inhibitors: Their discovery, development, and potential indications

C Davoine, C Bouckaert, M Fillet, L Pochet - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coagulation factor XII (FXII), a S1A serine protease, was discovered more than fifty years
ago. However, its in vivo functions and its three-dimensional structure started to be disclosed …

Proteolytic properties of single-chain factor XII: a mechanism for triggering contact activation

I Ivanov, A Matafonov, M Sun, Q Cheng… - Blood, The Journal …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
When blood is exposed to variety of artificial surfaces and biologic substances, the plasma
proteins factor XII (FXII) and prekallikrein undergo reciprocal proteolytic conversion to the …

Surface loops of trypsin-like serine proteases as determinants of function

P Goettig, H Brandstetter, V Magdolen - Biochimie, 2019 - Elsevier
Trypsin and chymotrypsin-like serine proteases from family S1 (clan PA) constitute the
largest protease group in humans and more generally in vertebrates. The prototypes …