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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
51
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Adhesive interactions of platelet integrin alpha(IIb)beta3 with fibrinogen and fibrin are central events in hemostasis and thrombosis. However, the mechanisms by which alpha(IIb)beta3 binds these ligands remain incompletely understood. We have recently demonstrated that alpha(IIb)beta3 binds the gamma365-383 sequence in the gammaC-domain of fibrin(ogen). This sequence contains neither the AGDV nor the RGD recognition motifs, known to bind alpha(IIb)beta3, suggesting the different specificity of the integrin. Here, using peptide arrays, mutant fibrinogens, and recombinant mutant gammaC-domains, we have examined the mechanism whereby alpha(IIb)beta3 binds gamma365-383. The alpha(IIb)beta3-binding activity was localized within gamma370-381, with two short sequences, gamma370ATWKTR375 and gamma376WYSMKK381, being able to independently bind the integrin. Furthermore, recognition of alpha(IIb)beta3 by gamma370-381 depended on four basic residues, Lys373, Arg375, Lys380, and Lys381. Simultaneous replacement of these amino acids and deletion of the gamma408AGDV411 sequence in the recombinant gammaC-domain resulted in the loss of alpha(IIb)beta3-mediated platelet adhesion. Confirming the critical roles of the identified residues, abnormal fibrinogen Kaiserslautern, in which gammaLys380 is replaced by Asn, demonstrated delayed clot retraction and impaired alpha(IIb)beta3 binding. Also, a mutant recombinant fibrinogen modeled after the naturally occurring variant Osaka V (gammaArg375 --> Gly) showed delayed clot retraction and reduced binding to purified alpha(IIb)beta3. These results identify the gamma370-381 sequence of fibrin(ogen) as the binding site for alpha(IIb)beta3 involved in platelet adhesion and clot retraction and define the new recognition specificity of this integrin.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16920-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
A cluster of basic amino acid residues in the gamma370-381 sequence of fibrinogen comprises a binding site for platelet integrin alpha(IIb)beta3 (glycoprotein IIb/IIIa).
pubmed:affiliation
Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Department of Molecular Cardiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural