Kininogen-1
KNG1proteinKNG1 drives contact-triggered coagulation cascade activation and is a marker of plaque rupture and thrombus formation in Type 1 MI.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepCoagulation & thrombus formation
Confidencehigh
RationaleContact-pathway cofactor; increased phosphorylation and plaque rupture marker in AMI.
Also acts inCap degradation / rupture, Platelet activation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates0
Small-molecule tractableYes
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000113889
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I48
C — confounder / Type-II43
A — assay feasibility68
E — evidence strength20
T1DI (composite)7
Specificity differential (R−C)+5.6
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(7)
- Serum phosphoproteome alterations associated with cardiac troponin I levels in acute myocardial infarction.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026 · PMID 42058992 · doi
- Derivation and external validation of mass spectrometry-based proteomic model using machine learning algorithms to predict plaque rupture in patients with acute coronary syndrome.Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry · 2024 · PMID 39117035 · doi
- A comprehensive proteomic profiling of urinary exosomes and the identification of early non-invasive biomarker in patients with coronary artery disease.Journal of proteomics · 2023 · PMID 38151158 · doi
- High-molecular-weight kininogen and the intrinsic coagulation pathway in patients with de novo acute myocardial infarction.Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2013 · PMID 24096571 · doi
- Genetic associations for activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time, their gene expression profiles, and risk of coronary artery disease.American journal of human genetics · 2012 · PMID 22703881 · doi
- Streptokinase-induced activation of the kallikrein-kinin system and of the contact phase in patients with acute myocardial infarction.Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology · 1998 · PMID 9593077 · doi
- Plasmin-mediated activation of contact system in response to pharmacological thrombolysis.Circulation · 1995 · PMID 7805216 · doi