| Entrez gene ID | | 2266 |
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| Official gene symbol | | FGG |
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| Full name | | fibrinogen gamma chain |
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| Aliases | | ,-, |
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| Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is the gamma component of fibrinogen, a blood-borne glycoprotein comprised of three pairs of nonidentical polypeptide chains. Following vascular injury, fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form fibrin which is the most abundant component of blood clots. In addition, various cleavage products of fibrinogen and fibrin regulate cell adhesion and spreading, display vasoconstrictor and chemotactic activities, and are mitogens for several cell types. Mutations in this gene lead to several disorders, including dysfibrinogenemia, hypofibrinogenemia and thrombophilia. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 4 Locus: 4q28 |
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| Gene position | | 155533902 - 155525286 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | minus |
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| Gene size | | 8617 bp |
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