Term Information

Accession
GO:0002542
Name
Factor XII activation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
Hageman factor activation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
Any process that activates Factor XII (Hageman factor). Factor XII is a protein synthesized by the liver that circulates in an inactive form until it encounters collagen or basement membrane or activated platelets (as occurs at the site of endothelial injury). Factor XII then undergoes a conformational change (becoming factor XIIa), exposing an active serine center that can subsequently cleave protein substrates and activate a variety of mediator systems. Factor XII is a participant in the clotting cascade as well as the kinin cascade. Source: ISBN:0721601871, GOC:jal
Comment
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History
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Subset
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Parents of Factor XII activation (GO:0002542)
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Factor XII activation [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of protein processing (GO:0010954)
Factor XII activation [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of acute inflammatory response (GO:0002673)
Factor XII activation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  plasma kallikrein-kinin cascade (GO:0002353)
Factor XII activation [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  activation of plasma proteins involved in acute inflammatory response (GO:0002541)

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