Proconvertin

Proconvertin factors The role of proconvertin in the body

Proconvertin is a protein from the family of transcription factors involved in the transcription of those genes that encode the synthesis of factors VII, XP and II. It also functions as an activating factor for factor Xa and C1g, which is thromboplastin, a blood clotting factor. Functions of proconvertin factor. Factor VII is a serine protease and is a component of one of the key pathways in the coagulation cascade, where it activates other components of clotting factors such as factors VIII and IX, which in turn initiate clotting into the blood plasma.