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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matrix Biol. 2016 Aug 20;60-61:110–123. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.08.003

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Schematic representation of the fibrin(ogen) molecule in the naturally folded and fully unfolded states. The mechanical unfolding force is applied to the C-terminal parts of the γ chains. Structural details show the unfolding transitions of the γ-nodules, the coiled coil regions, and the central nodule. Dimensions are shown for the compact crystal structure (PDB Entry: 3GHG), and the contour lengths of various structural elements are shown in the fully unfolded state, assuming a contour length per residue of 0.38 nm.