A1 Subunit-mediated Regulation of Thrombin-activated Factor VIII A2 Subunit Dissociation

Factor VIII (fVIII) is the plasma protein that is missing or deficient in hemophilia A. In contrast, elevated levels of fVIII are associated with an increased risk of arterial and venous thrombosis. fVIII is activated by thrombin to form a non-covalently linked A1/A2/A3-C1-C2 heterotrimer. At physio...

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Published in:The Journal of biological chemistry 2006-05, Vol.281 (20), p.13922-13930
Main Authors: Parker, Ernest T., Doering, Christopher B., Lollar, Pete
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Factor VIIIa - chemistry
Factor VIIIa - genetics
Humans
Kinetics
Models, Chemical
Protein Binding
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Recombinant Proteins - chemistry
Risk
Species Specificity
Swine
Temperature
Thrombin - chemistry
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Summary:Factor VIII (fVIII) is the plasma protein that is missing or deficient in hemophilia A. In contrast, elevated levels of fVIII are associated with an increased risk of arterial and venous thrombosis. fVIII is activated by thrombin to form a non-covalently linked A1/A2/A3-C1-C2 heterotrimer. At physiological concentrations, fVIIIa decays as a result of A2 subunit dissociation, which may help regulate the balance between hemostasis and thrombosis. A2 subunit dissociation is faster in human fVIIIa than in porcine fVIIIa, which may represent an evolutionary adaptation associated with the development of the upright posture and venous stasis in the lower extremities. To investigate the basis for the different decay kinetics of human and porcine fVIIIa, hybrid fVIII molecules representing all possible combinations of human and porcine A domains were isolated. The kinetics of fVIIIa decay were measured and fit to a model describing a reversible bimolecular reaction in which the dissociation rate constant, k, and dissociation constant, Kd, were the fitted parameters. Substitution of the porcine A1 domain into human fVIIIa produced a dissociation rate constant indistinguishable from porcine fVIIIa. Subsequently, substitution of the second cupredoxin-like A1 subdomain resulted in a dissociation rate constant similar to porcine fVIIIa, whereas substitution of the first cupredoxin-like A1 subdomain resulted in a dissociation rate constant intermediate between human and porcine fVIIIa. We propose that cupredoxin-like A1 subdomains in fVIII contain inter-species differences that are a result of selective pressure on the dissociation rate constant.
ISSN:0021-9258
1083-351X
DOI:10.1074/jbc.M513124200