Human Gene Set: BIOCARTA_EXTRINSIC_PATHWAY

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see BIOCARTA_EXTRINSIC_PATHWAY

Standard name BIOCARTA_EXTRINSIC_PATHWAY
Systematic name M4470
Brief description Extrinsic Prothrombin Activation Pathway
Full description or abstract Blood coagulation or clotting takes place in 3 essential phases. The first phase is the activation of a prothrombin activator complex. The second phase is the activation of prothrombin. The third stage is clot formation as a result of fibrinogen cleavage by activated thrombin. The prothrombin activation complex is formed by two pathways each of which results in a different form of the prothrombin activator. The extrinsic mechanism of prothrombin activator formation begins with trauma to vascular walls or extravascular tissues. The damaged tissue releases tissue thromboplastin also known as tissue factor (TF). The formation of a clot by this mechanism usually takes as little as 15 seconds. This cascade is initiated by the activation of factor X by TF and factor VII. Activated factor X combined with factor V, factor VII and TF constitutes the prothrombin activator. Calcium (Ca++) is required for each of these steps. The prothrombin activator in the extrinsic pathway is very similar to the activator in the intrinsic pathway. Antithrombin III inhibits the activity of thrombin and also the step leading to the activation of factor X. Antithrombin III is a hundred to a thousand times more effective when bound by heparin. Protein C is activated by thrombin and with the Protein S cofactor provides a strong negative feedback in this phase of clot formation. Disease Significance: Most of the clotting factors are formed in the liver. Diseases of the liver or damage to the liver can depress the levels of these factors in the blood resulting in excessive bleeding. Vitamin K deficiency can also result in a similar condition since Vitamin K is essential for the formation of factor VII, IX, X and prothrombin. Vitamin K is synthesized in the intestinal tract by bacteria.
Collection C2: Curated
      CP: Canonical Pathways
            CP:BIOCARTA: BioCarta Pathways
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