High MW Kininogen Heavy Chain (2B5) antibody

High molecular weight kininogen (HMWK) is a circulating plasma protein which participates in the initiation of blood coagulation, and in the generation of the vasodilator bradykinin via the Kallikrein-kinin system. HMWK is inactive until it either adheres to binding proteins beneath an endothelium disrupted by injury, thereby initiating coagulation, or it binds to intact endothelial cells or platelets for functions other than coagulation. HMWK is an alpha-globulin with six functional domains. It circulates as a single-chain 626 amino acid polypeptide . The heavy chain contains domains 1, 2, and 3, the light chain, domains 5 and 6. Domain 4 links the heavy and light chains.