| Post Translational Modifications | The vitamin K-dependent, enzymatic carboxylation of some glutamate residues allows the modified protein to bind calcium. N- and O-glycosylated. Proteolytically cleaved and activated by cathepsin CTSG. The activation peptide is cleaved by factor IXa (in the intrinsic pathway), or by factor VIIa (in the extrinsic pathway). |
| Function | Factor Xa is a vitamin K-dependent glycoprotein that converts prothrombin to thrombin in the presence of factor Va, calcium and phospholipid during blood clotting. Factor Xa activates pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic signaling pathways in a protease-activated receptor (PAR)-dependent manner. |
| Protein Name | Coagulation Factor XStuart Factor Cleaved Into - Factor X Light Chain - Factor X Heavy Chain - Activated Factor Xa Heavy Chain |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-MMU-140834Reactome: -MMU-140837Reactome: -MMU-140875Reactome: -MMU-159740Reactome: -MMU-159763Reactome: -MMU-159782 |
| Cellular Localisation | Secreted |
| Alternative Protein Names | Coagulation Factor X proteinStuart Factor Cleaved Into - Factor X Light Chain - Factor X Heavy Chain - Activated Factor Xa Heavy Chain proteinF10 protein |
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