Fibrinogen is the precursor of fibrin, the material of which blood clots are composed. It is a large molecular weight complicated protein composed of two pairs of three non-identical polypeptide chains. A genuine X-ray structure has never been obtained. Now we are determining the structures of the principal fragments of human fibrinogen, the largest of which is called fragment D. We have collected data on crystals of this fragment out to 3.8 E on an area detector, and data from several isomorphous derivatives have provided a preliminary if somewhat ambiguous electron density map. We hope that synchrotron data would allow better resolution.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001209-22
Application #
6437571
Study Section
Project Start
2001-03-01
Project End
2002-02-28
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
22
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$143,176
Indirect Cost
Name
Stanford University
Department
Type
DUNS #
800771545
City
Stanford
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94305
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