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Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P00740 (FA9_HUMAN)

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Names and origin · Protein attributes · General annotation (Comments) · Ontologies · Sequence annotation (Features) · Sequences · References · Web resources · Cross-references · Entry information · Relevant documents

Names and origin

Protein namesRecommended name:
    Coagulation factor IX
    EC=3.4.21.22
Alternative name(s):
    Christmas factor
    Plasma thromboplastin component
      Short name=PTC
Cleaved into the following 2 chains:
    1- Recommended name:
            Coagulation factor IXa light chain
    2- Recommended name:
            Coagulation factor IXa heavy chain
Gene names
Name: F9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Taxonomic identifier9606 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineageEukaryotaMetazoaChordataCraniataVertebrataEuteleostomiMammaliaEutheriaEuarchontogliresPrimatesHaplorrhiniCatarrhiniHominidaeHomo

Protein attributes

Sequence length461 AA.
Sequence statusComplete.
Sequence processingThe displayed sequence is further processed into a mature form.
Protein existenceEvidence at protein level.

General annotation (Comments)

Function

Factor IX is a vitamin K-dependent plasma protein that participates in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation by converting factor X to its active form in the presence of Ca(2+) ions, phospholipids, and factor VIIIa.

Catalytic activity

Selective cleavage of Arg-|-Ile bond in factor X to form factor Xa.

Subunit structure

Heterodimer of a light chain and a heavy chain; disulfide-linked.

Subcellular location

Secreted.

Tissue specificity

Synthesized primarily in the liver and secreted in plasma.

Domain

Calcium binds to the gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla) residues and, with stronger affinity, to another site, beyond the Gla domain.

Post-translational modification

Activated by factor XIa, which excises the activation peptide.

Involvement in disease

Defects in F9 are the cause of recessive X-linked hemophilia B (HEMB) [MIM:306900]; also known as Christmas disease.

Mutations in position 43 (Oxford-3, San Dimas) and 46 (Cambridge) prevents cleavage of the propeptide, mutation in position 93 (Alabama) probably fails to bind to cell membranes, mutation in position 191 (Chapel-Hill) or in position 226 (Nagoya OR Hilo) prevent cleavage of the activation peptide.

Pharmaceutical use

Available under the names BeneFix (Baxter and American Home Products). Used to treat hemophilia B.

Miscellaneous

In 1952, one of the earliest researchers of the disease, Dr. R.G. Macfarlane used the patient's surname, Christmas, to refer to the disease and also to refer to the clotting factor which he called the 'Christmas Factor' At the time Stephen Christmas was a 5-year-old boy. He died in 1993 at the age of 46 from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome contracted through treatment with blood products.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the peptidase S1 family.

Contains 2 EGF-like domains.

Contains 1 Gla (gamma-carboxy-glutamate) domain.

Contains 1 peptidase S1 domain.

Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature keyPosition(s)LengthDescriptionGraphical viewFeature identifier

Molecule processing

Signal peptide1 – 2828 Potential
Propeptide29 – 4618
PRO_0000027755
Chain47 – 461415Coagulation factor IX
PRO_0000027756
Chain47 – 191145Coagulation factor IXa light chain
PRO_0000027757
Propeptide192 – 22635Activation peptide
PRO_0000027758
Chain227 – 461235Coagulation factor IXa heavy chain
PRO_0000027759

Regions

Domain47 – 9246Gla
Domain93 – 12937EGF-like 1; calcium-binding Potential
Domain130 – 17142EGF-like 2
Domain227 – 459233Peptidase S1

Sites

Active site2671Charge relay system
Active site3151Charge relay system
Active site4111Charge relay system
Site191 – 1922Cleavage; by factor XIa
Site226 – 2272Cleavage; by factor XIa

Amino acid modifications

Modified residue5314-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue5414-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue6114-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue6314-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue6614-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue6714-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue7214-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue7314-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue7614-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue7914-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue8214-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue8614-carboxyglutamate
Modified residue11013-hydroxyaspartate
Modified residue1141Phosphoserine
Modified residue2011Sulfotyrosine
Modified residue2041Phosphoserine
Glycosylation991O-linked (Glc...)
CAR_000009
Glycosylation1071O-linked (Fuc...)
CAR_000010
Glycosylation2031N-linked (GlcNAc...)
Glycosylation2051O-linked (GalNAc...)
Glycosylation2131N-linked (GlcNAc...)
Glycosylation2151O-linked (GalNAc...)
Disulfide bond64 ↔ 69
Disulfide bond97 ↔ 108
Disulfide bond102 ↔ 117
Disulfide bond119 ↔ 128
Disulfide bond134 ↔ 145
Disulfide bond141 ↔ 155
Disulfide bond157 ↔ 170
Disulfide bond178 ↔ 335
Disulfide bond252 ↔ 268
Disulfide bond382 ↔ 396
Disulfide bond407 ↔ 435

Natural variations

Natural variant71I → F
VAR_006520
Natural variant171I → N in HEMB; severe; UK 22.
VAR_006521
Natural variant281C → R in HEMB; moderate; HB130.
VAR_006522
Natural variant281C → Y in HEMB.
VAR_017343
Natural variant301V → I in HEMB.
VAR_006523
Natural variant371A → T in warfarin sensitivity; reduced affinity of the glutamate carboxylase for the factor IX precursor.
VAR_017307
Natural variant431R → L in HEMB; severe; Bendorf, Beuten, Gleiwitz, etc..
VAR_006525
Natural variant431R → Q in HEMB; severe; San Dimas, Oxford-3, Strasbourg-2, etc..
VAR_006524
Natural variant431R → W in HEMB; severe; Boxtel, Heiden, Lienen, etc..
VAR_006526
Natural variant451K → N in HEMB; severe; Seattle E.
VAR_006527
Natural variant461R → S in HEMB; severe; Cambridge.
VAR_006528
Natural variant461R → T in HEMB; severe.
VAR_006529
Natural variant481N → I in HEMB; severe; Calgary-16.
VAR_006530
Natural variant491S → P in HEMB.
VAR_006531
Natural variant521L → S in HEMB; severe; Gla mutant.
VAR_017344
Natural variant531E → A in HEMB; severe; Oxford-B2; Gla mutant.
VAR_006532
Natural variant541E → G in HEMB; severe; HB151; Gla mutant.
VAR_006533
Natural variant551F → C in HEMB.
VAR_006534
Natural variant581G → A in HEMB; severe; Hong Kong-1.
VAR_006535
Natural variant581G → R in HEMB; severe; Los Angeles-4.
VAR_006536
Natural variant62 – 632Missing in HEMB; severe.
VAR_006537
Natural variant661E → V in HEMB; moderate.
VAR_006538
Natural variant671E → K in HEMB; severe; Nagoya-4; Gla mutant.
VAR_006539
Natural variant711F → S in HEMB; severe.
VAR_006540
Natural variant731E → K in HEMB; severe; Seattle-3; Gla mutant.
VAR_006541
Natural variant731E → V in HEMB; severe; Chongqing; Gla mutant.
VAR_006542
Natural variant751R → Q in HEMB; mild.
VAR_017308
Natural variant791E → D in HEMB.
VAR_017309
Natural variant841T → R in HEMB.
VAR_017345
Natural variant911Y → C in HEMB; moderate.
VAR_006543
Natural variant931D → G in HEMB; moderate; Alabama.
VAR_006544
Natural variant961Q → P in HEMB; severe; New London.
VAR_006545
Natural variant971C → S in HEMB.
VAR_006546
Natural variant1011P → R in HEMB.
VAR_006547
Natural variant1021C → R in HEMB; severe; Basel.
VAR_006548
Natural variant1061G → D in HEMB.
VAR_017346
Natural variant1061G → S in HEMB; mild; Durham.
VAR_006549
Natural variant1081C → S in HEMB.
VAR_006550
Natural variant1101D → N in HEMB; severe; Oxford-D1.
VAR_006551
Natural variant1121I → S in HEMB.
VAR_006552
Natural variant1131N → K in HEMB; mild.
VAR_006553
Natural variant1151Y → C in HEMB; severe.
VAR_006554
Natural variant1191C → F in HEMB; severe.
VAR_006555
Natural variant1191C → R in HEMB; Iran.
VAR_006556
Natural variant1241E → K in HEMB.
VAR_017347
Natural variant1251G → E in HEMB.