F3
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 1AHW, 1BOY, 1DAN, 1FAK, 1J9C, 1JPS, 1O5D, 1TFH, 1UJ3, 1W0Y, 1W2K, 1WQV, 1WSS, 1WTG, 1WUN, 1WV7, 1Z6J, 2A2Q, 2AEI, 2AER, 2B7D, 2B8O, 2C4F, 2CEF, 2CEH, 2CEZ, 2CFJ, 2EC9, 2F9B, 2FIR, 2FLB, 2HFT, 2PUQ, 2ZP0, 2ZWL, 2ZZU, 3ELA, 3TH2, 3TH3, 3TH4, 4IBL, 4M7L, 4Z6A, 4ZMA, 4YLQ, 2FLR
Identifiers
Aliases	F3, CD142, TF, TFA, coagulation factor III, tissue factor
External IDs	OMIM: 134390 MGI: 88381 HomoloGene: 1511 GeneCards: F3
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 1 (human)[1] Band 1p21.3 Start 94,529,173 bp[1] End 94,541,759 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 3 (mouse)[2] Band 3 G1|3 52.94 cM Start 121,517,186 bp[2] End 121,528,697 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in palpebral conjunctiva amniotic fluid stromal cell of endometrium left uterine tube lower lobe of lung gallbladder trachea minor salivary gland anterior pituitary seminal vesicula Top expressed in Eustachian tube corneal stroma cervix respiratory epithelium olfactory epithelium esophagus conjunctival fornix stria vascularis corneal epithelium retinal pigment epithelium More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function protein binding cytokine receptor activity phospholipid binding serine-type endopeptidase activity protease binding Cellular component membrane extracellular matrix intrinsic component of external side of plasma membrane plasma membrane extracellular region extracellular exosome cell surface extracellular space serine-type peptidase complex integral component of membrane collagen-containing extracellular matrix Biological process hemostasis positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation cytokine-mediated signaling pathway positive regulation of cell migration activation of blood coagulation via clotting cascade positive regulation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway positive regulation of angiogenesis blood coagulation, extrinsic pathway activation of plasma proteins involved in acute inflammatory response activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process positive regulation of positive chemotaxis blood coagulation protein processing Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 2152 14066 Ensembl ENSG00000117525 ENSMUSG00000028128 UniProt P13726 P20352 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001993 NM_001178096 NM_010171 RefSeq (protein) NP_001171567 NP_001984 NP_034301 Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 94.53 – 94.54 Mb Chr 3: 121.52 – 121.53 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Tissue factor, also called platelet tissue factor, factor III, or CD142, is a protein encoded by the F3 gene, present in subendothelial tissue and leukocytes. Its role in the clotting process is the initiation of thrombin formation from the zymogen prothrombin. Thromboplastin defines the cascade that leads to the activation of factor X—the tissue factor pathway. In doing so, it has replaced the previously named extrinsic pathway in order to eliminate ambiguity.

Function

The F3 gene encodes coagulation factor III, which is a cell surface glycoprotein. This factor enables cells to initiate the blood coagulation cascades, and it functions as the high-affinity receptor for the coagulation factor VII. The resulting complex provides a catalytic event that is responsible for initiation of the coagulation protease cascades by specific limited proteolysis. Unlike the other cofactors of these protease cascades, which circulate as nonfunctional precursors, this factor is a potent initiator that is fully functional when expressed on cell surfaces. There are three distinct domains of this factor: extracellular, transmembrane, and cytoplasmic. This protein is the only one in the coagulation pathway for which a congenital deficiency has not been described.^[5] In addition to the membrane-bound tissue factor, soluble form of tissue factor was also found which results from alternatively spliced tissue factor mRNA transcripts, in which exon 5 is absent and exon 4 is spliced directly to exon 6.^[6][7]

Coagulation

TF is the cell surface receptor for the serine protease factor VIIa.

The best known function of tissue factor is its role in blood coagulation. The complex of TF with factor VIIa catalyzes the conversion of the inactive protease factor X into the active protease factor Xa.

Together with factor VIIa, tissue factor forms the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. This is opposed to the intrinsic (amplification) pathway, which involves both activated factor IX and factor VIII. Both pathways lead to the activation of factor X (the common pathway), which combines with activated factor V in the presence of calcium and phospholipid to produce thrombin (thromboplastin activity).

Cytokine signaling

TF is related to a protein family known as the cytokine receptor class II family. The members of this receptor family are activated by cytokines. Cytokines are small proteins that can influence the behavior of white blood cells. Binding of VIIa to TF has also been found to start signaling processes inside the cell. The signaling function of TF/VIIa plays a role in angiogenesis and apoptosis. Pro-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic responses are activated by TF/VIIa-mediated cleavage by the protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2).^[8] EphB2 and EphA2 of the Eph tyrosine kinase receptor (RTK) family can also be cleaved by TF/VIIa.^[9]

Structure

Tissue factor belongs to the cytokine receptor protein superfamily and consists of three domains:^[10]

1. an extracellular domain, which consists of two fibronectin type III modules whose hydrophobic cores merge in the domain-domain interface. This serves as a (probably rigid) template for factor VIIa binding.
2. a transmembrane domain.
3. a cytosolic domain of 21 amino acids length inside the cell which is involved in the signaling function of TF.

Note that one of factor VIIa's domains, GLA domain, binds in the presence of calcium to negatively charged phospholipids, and this binding greatly enhances factor VIIa binding to tissue factor.

Tissue distribution

Some cells release TF in response to blood vessel damage (see next paragraph) and some do only in response to inflammatory mediators (endothelial cells/macrophages).

TF is expressed by cells which are normally not exposed to flowing blood, such as sub-endothelial cells (e.g. smooth muscle cells) and cells surrounding blood vessels (e.g. fibroblasts). This can change when the blood vessel is damaged by, for example, physical injury or rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Exposure of TF-expressing cells during injury allows the complex formation of TF with factor VII. Factor VII and TF form an equimolar complex in the presence of calcium ions, leading to the activation of factor VII on a membrane surface.

The inner surface of the blood vessel consists of endothelial cells. Endothelial cells do not express TF except when they are exposed to inflammatory molecules such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Another cell type that expresses TF on the cell surface in inflammatory conditions is the monocyte (a white blood cell).

Thromboplastin

Historically, thromboplastin was a lab reagent, usually derived from placental sources, used to assay prothrombin times (PT time). Thromboplastin, by itself, could activate the extrinsic coagulation pathway. When manipulated in the laboratory, a derivative could be created called partial thromboplastin, which was used to measure the intrinsic pathway. This test is called the aPTT, or activated partial thromboplastin time. It was not until much later that the subcomponents of thromboplastin and partial thromboplastin were identified. Thromboplastin contains phospholipids as well as tissue factor, both of which are needed in the activation of the extrinsic pathway, whereas partial thromboplastin does not contain tissue factor. Tissue factor is not needed to activate the intrinsic pathway.

Interactions

Tissue factor has been shown to interact with Factor VII.^[11][12]

Additional images

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  Tissue factor
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  Blood plasma after the addition of tissue factor