CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Trypsin-like serine proteases
Functional Family Prothrombin

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.5
Thrombin.
based on mapping to UniProt P00734
Selective cleavage of Arg-|-Gly bonds in fibrinogen to form fibrin and release fibrinopeptides A and B.
-!- More selective than trypsin and plasmin. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S1. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.4.13.

UniProtKB Entries (2)

P02671
FIBA_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Fibrinogen alpha chain
P28506
HIR2B_HIRME
Hirudo medicinalis
Hirudin-2B

PDB Structure

PDB 1FPH
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The interaction of thrombin with fibrinogen. A structural basis for its specificity.
Stubbs, M.T., Oschkinat, H., Mayr, I., Huber, R., Angliker, H., Stone, S.R., Bode, W.
Eur.J.Biochem.