Ghanaian Scientist Contributes to Landmark Discovery Redefining Understanding of Blood Clotting
A Ghanaian researcher, Nana Kwame Kwabi Boateng, is part of a team of scientists that has made a groundbreaking discovery, reshaping the understanding of how blood clots form.
Nana Boateng is the first author on this landmark study published in Blood, the world’s leading hematology journal.
A key component of blood clots is a protein called fibrin. When a blood vessel is injured, fibrin forms a mesh-like network that is stabilized by an enzyme called Factor XIII, helping to prevent excessive bleeding and initiate wound healing.
This new research has found that another enzyme known as tissue transglutaminase (TG2) can modify a specific part of fibrin called the β-chain, particularly during traumatic injury. Until now, scientists believed that this part of fibrin (β-chain) did not p...