AffiAB® Anti-Kininogen 1 Antibody [JE43-72]

Kininogen-1 (KNG1) , also known as alpha-2-thiol proteinase inhibitor, Williams-Fitzgerald-Flaujeac factor or the HMWK-kallikrein factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KNG1 gene. Kininogen-1 is the precursor protein to high-molecular-weight kininogen (HMWK) , low-molecular-weight kininogen (LMWK) , and bradykinin. The KNG1 gene uses alternative splicing to generate two different proteins: high-molecular-weight kininogen (HMWK) and low-molecular-weight kininogen (LMWK) . HMWK in turn is cleaved by the enzyme kallikrein to produce bradykinin. HMWK is essential for blood coagulation and assembly of the kallikrein-kinin system. Also, bradykinin, a peptide causing numerous physiological effects, is released from HMWK. In contrast to HMWK, LMWK is not involved in blood coagulation. Kininogen-1 is a constituent of the blood coagulation system as well as the kinin-kallikrein system.