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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Heparin cofactor II and antithrombin are plasma serine proteinase inhibitors whose ability to inhibit alpha-thrombin is accelerated by glycosaminoglycans. Dysfunctional thrombin mutants Quick I (Arg67-->Cys) and Quick II (Gly226-->Val) were used to further compare heparin cofactor II and antithrombin interactions. Quick I, Quick II, and alpha-thrombin were eluted at the same salt concentration from heparin-Sepharose suggesting that the putative heparin-binding site (also termed anion binding exosite-II) is functional. Antithrombin yielded similar inhibition rates for Quick I and alpha-thrombin in the absence or presence of various amounts of heparin. Also, Quick I was inhibited similarly to alpha-thrombin by heparin cofactor II in the absence of glycosaminoglycan. In contrast, glycosaminoglycan-accelerated Quick I inhibition by heparin cofactor II was greatly reduced indicating that anion binding exosite-I (where the mutation occurs in Quick I) is critical for increased inhibition by heparin cofactor II. We also found that heparin cofactor II formed a SDS-resistant bimolecular complex with Quick II and alpha-thrombin at similar rates and the rate of complex formation was accelerated in the presence of glycosaminoglycans. A three-dimensional molecular model of the Quick II active site compared to alpha-thrombin suggested that the heparin cofactor II Leu-Ser-reactive site sequence (P1-P1') is a compatible "pseudosubstrate" in contrast to the Arg-Ser sequence found in antithrombin. The importance of heparin cofactor II as a thrombin regulator will depend upon its ability to interact with glycosaminoglycans and the functional availability of thrombin exosites.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
268
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3321-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of dysthrombins Quick I and II by heparin cofactor II and antithrombin.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7035.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't