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Tenopoulou M. Fibrinogen post-translational modifications are biochemical determinants of fibrin clot properties and interactions. FEBS J 2024. [PMID: 39180244 DOI: 10.1111/febs.17236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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The structure of fibrinogen and resulting fibrin formed during the coagulation process have important biological functions in human physiology and pathology. Fibrinogen post-translational modifications (PTMs) increase the complexity of the protein structure and many studies have emphasized the potential associations of post-translationally altered fibrinogen with the formation of a fibrin clot with a prothrombotic phenotype. However, the mechanisms by which PTMs exert their action on fibrinogen, and their causal association with disease pathogenesis are relatively unexplored. Moreover, the significance of fibrinogen PTMs in health has yet to be appreciated. In this review, the impact of fibrinogen PTMs on fibrinogen functionality is discussed from a biochemical perspective, emphasizing the potential mechanisms by which PTMs mediate the acquisition of altered fibrinogen properties. A brief discussion on dysfibrinogenemias of genetic origin, attributed to single point variations of the fibrinogen molecule is also provided, highlighting the influence that amino acid properties have on fibrinogen structure, properties, and molecular interactions that arise during thrombus formation.
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- Margarita Tenopoulou
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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Sinha A, Kawakami J, Cole KS, Ladutska A, Nguyen MY, Zalmai MS, Holder BL, Broerman VM, Matthews RT, Bouyain S. Protein-protein interactions between tenascin-R and RPTPζ/phosphacan are critical to maintain the architecture of perineuronal nets. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104952. [PMID: 37356715 PMCID: PMC10371798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023] Open
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Neural plasticity, the ability to alter the structure and function of neural circuits, varies throughout the age of an individual. The end of the hyperplastic period in the central nervous system coincides with the appearance of honeycomb-like structures called perineuronal nets (PNNs) that surround a subset of neurons. PNNs are a condensed form of neural extracellular matrix that include the glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan and extracellular matrix proteins such as aggrecan and tenascin-R (TNR). PNNs are key regulators of developmental neural plasticity and cognitive functions, yet our current understanding of the molecular interactions that help assemble them remains limited. Disruption of Ptprz1, the gene encoding the receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase RPTPζ, altered the appearance of nets from a reticulated structure to puncta on the surface of cortical neuron bodies in adult mice. The structural alterations mirror those found in Tnr-/- mice, and TNR is absent from the net structures that form in dissociated cultures of Ptprz1-/- cortical neurons. These findings raised the possibility that TNR and RPTPζ cooperate to promote the assembly of PNNs. Here, we show that TNR associates with the RPTPζ ectodomain and provide a structural basis for these interactions. Furthermore, we show that RPTPζ forms an identical complex with tenascin-C, a homolog of TNR that also regulates neural plasticity. Finally, we demonstrate that mutating residues at the RPTPζ-TNR interface impairs the formation of PNNs in dissociated neuronal cultures. Overall, this work sets the stage for analyzing the roles of protein-protein interactions that underpin the formation of nets.
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- Ashis Sinha
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
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- Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
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Schulte T, Panas MD, Han X, Williams L, Kedersha N, Fleck JS, Tan TJC, Dopico XC, Olsson A, Morro AM, Hanke L, Nilvebrant J, Giang KA, Nygren PÅ, Anderson P, Achour A, McInerney GM. Caprin-1 binding to the critical stress granule protein G3BP1 is influenced by pH. Open Biol 2023; 13:220369. [PMID: 37161291 PMCID: PMC10170197 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.220369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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G3BP is the central node within stress-induced protein-RNA interaction networks known as stress granules (SGs). The SG-associated proteins Caprin-1 and USP10 bind mutually exclusively to the NTF2 domain of G3BP1, promoting and inhibiting SG formation, respectively. Herein, we present the crystal structure of G3BP1-NTF2 in complex with a Caprin-1-derived short linear motif (SLiM). Caprin-1 interacts with His-31 and His-62 within a third NTF2-binding site outside those covered by USP10, as confirmed using biochemical and biophysical-binding assays. Nano-differential scanning fluorimetry revealed reduced thermal stability of G3BP1-NTF2 at acidic pH. This destabilization was counterbalanced significantly better by bound USP10 than Caprin-1. The G3BP1/USP10 complex immunoprecipated from human U2OS cells was more resistant to acidic buffer washes than G3BP1/Caprin-1. Acidification of cellular condensates by approximately 0.5 units relative to the cytosol was detected by ratiometric fluorescence analysis of pHluorin2 fused to G3BP1. Cells expressing a Caprin-1/FGDF chimera with higher G3BP1-binding affinity had reduced Caprin-1 levels and slightly reduced condensate sizes. This unexpected finding may suggest that binding of the USP10-derived SLiM to NTF2 reduces the propensity of G3BP1 to enter condensates.
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- Tim Schulte
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity, and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Protein Expression and Characterization, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology, 114 21, Stockholm
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Division of Protein Engineering, Department of Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology, 114 21, Stockholm
- Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23A, 171 65, Sweden
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- Division of Protein Engineering, Department of Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology, 114 21, Stockholm
- Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23A, 171 65, Sweden
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- Division of Protein Engineering, Department of Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology, 114 21, Stockholm
- Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23A, 171 65, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity, and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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Akagac AE, Yavuz HB. Fibrin clot interference in a human chorionic gonadotrophin assay causing a false Down syndrome screening result. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2023; 33:011001. [PMID: 36817855 PMCID: PMC9927726 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2023.011001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Serum samples are generally used for the measurement of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) to calculate second-trimester maternal screening results. Lower hCG concentrations correlate with a lower calculated risk of Down syndrome (DS). Hence, erroneously low hCG results due to fibrin clot may lead to misinterpretation. We present a 23-year-old woman with a pregnancy of 17+3 weeks. Blood was taken into the Becton-Dickinson (BD) vacutainer SST-II Advance tube (Ref: 367955). The hCG test was performed on Immulite 2000 XPi analyser (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc, Tarrytown, USA) with original reagents. The results of the same sample were found as 2566 U/L, 18,153 U/L, and 7748 U/L. Three consecutive results after removal of the small fibrin clot and recentrifugation were 18,878, 20,255, and 22,339 U/L. The risk of DS and MoM for the concentration of 2556 U/L hCG was < 1/10,000 and 0.14, respectively. For a hCG concentration of 20,255 U/L, these values were 1/5632 and 1.13, respectively. Laboratory professionals and technicians should be aware that erroneously low hCG results can be measured with the Immulite 2000 XPi due to interference from small fibrin clots. Falsely underestimated hCG values reduce the MoM values and thus the calculated risk of DS.
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Optimization and evaluation of a two-stage chromogenic assay procedure for measurement of emicizumab plasma levels. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271330. [PMID: 35834493 PMCID: PMC9282532 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Emicizumab mimics the hemostatic activity of activated factor VIII (FVIIIa) within the tenase complex. Despite functional similarities between FVIIIa and emicizumab, conventional laboratory methods designed for monitoring of FVIII activity are inappropriate for the measurement of emicizumab. At present, a modified one stage (FVIII) assay (mOSA) is mainly used for emicizumab monitoring. Two-stage chromogenic FVIII assays based on human factors can be used, although limited performance due to lack of corresponding optimization might be observed. Furthermore, the presence of FVIII or anticoagulants in the patient sample may falsify assay results. To address these issues, we optimized and evaluated a two-stage chromogenic assay (emi-tenase) for measurement of emicizumab in plasma samples. Heat inactivation of samples was established to abolish the influence of endogenous or substituted FVIII. The lower limit of quantification (LLoQ) was found to be 2 μg/ml in a manual assay format and 9.5 μg/ml on an automated coagulation analyzer. Intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation (CV) did not exceed 20%. Analysis of 17 patient plasma samples with severe haemophilia A under emicizumab treatment showed good correlation of results between the emi-tenase assay and the mOSA (Cohens Kappa coefficient = 0.9). Taken together, the emi-tenase assay allows specific measurement of emicizumab plasma levels over a broad concentration range (10 μg/ml to 100 μg/ml). The assay can be applied on an automated coagulation analyzer, demonstrating its applicability within a routine laboratory setting.
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Duraj-Thatte AM, Manjula-Basavanna A, Rutledge J, Xia J, Hassan S, Sourlis A, Rubio AG, Lesha A, Zenkl M, Kan A, Weitz DA, Zhang YS, Joshi NS. Programmable microbial ink for 3D printing of living materials produced from genetically engineered protein nanofibers. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6600. [PMID: 34815411 PMCID: PMC8611031 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26791-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Living cells have the capability to synthesize molecular components and precisely assemble them from the nanoscale to build macroscopic living functional architectures under ambient conditions. The emerging field of living materials has leveraged microbial engineering to produce materials for various applications but building 3D structures in arbitrary patterns and shapes has been a major challenge. Here we set out to develop a bioink, termed as "microbial ink" that is produced entirely from genetically engineered microbial cells, programmed to perform a bottom-up, hierarchical self-assembly of protein monomers into nanofibers, and further into nanofiber networks that comprise extrudable hydrogels. We further demonstrate the 3D printing of functional living materials by embedding programmed Escherichia coli (E. coli) cells and nanofibers into microbial ink, which can sequester toxic moieties, release biologics, and regulate its own cell growth through the chemical induction of rationally designed genetic circuits. In this work, we present the advanced capabilities of nanobiotechnology and living materials technology to 3D-print functional living architectures.
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- Anna M Duraj-Thatte
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. .,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. .,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Bor MV, Feddersen S, Pedersen IS, Sidelmann JJ, Kristensen SR. Dysfibrinogenemia-Potential Impact of Genotype on Thrombosis or Bleeding. Semin Thromb Hemost 2021; 48:161-173. [PMID: 34261148 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The congenital dysfibrinogenemias, most often associated with bleeding disorders, encompass mutations in the amino-terminal end of fibrinogen α-chain consisting of Gly17-Pro18-Arg19-Val20, known as knob A, which is a critical site for fibrin polymerization. Here we review the studies reporting dysfibrinogenemia due to mutations affecting fibrinogen knob A and identified 29 papers. The number of reports on dysfibrinogenemias related to residues Gly17, Pro18, Arg19, and Val20 is 5, 4, 18, and 2, respectively. Dysfibrinogenemias related to residues Gly17, Pro18, and Val20 are exclusively associated with bleeding tendency. However, the clinical picture associated with dysfibrinogenemia related to residue Arg19 varies, with most patients suffering from bleeding tendencies, but also transitory ischemic attacks and retinal thrombosis may occur. The reason for this variation is unclear. To elaborate the genotype-phenotype associations further, we studied a Danish family with knob A-related dysfibrinogenemia caused by the Aα Arg19Gly (p.Arg19Gly) mutation using whole-exome sequencing and fibrin structure analysis. Our family is the first reported carrying the p.Arg19Gly mutation combined with one or more single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)s in FGA, FGB, and/or FGG and increased fibrin fiber thickness and fibrin mass-to-length ratio suffering from pulmonary emboli, suggesting that compound genotypes may contribute to the thrombogenic phenotype of these patients. Our review, accordingly, focuses on significance of SNPs, compound genotypes, and fibrin structure measures affecting the genotype-phenotype associations in fibrinogen knob A mutations.
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- Mustafa Vakur Bor
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark.,Unit for Thrombosis Research, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
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Fibrin(ogen) as a Therapeutic Target: Opportunities and Challenges. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22136916. [PMID: 34203139 PMCID: PMC8268464 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fibrinogen is one of the key molecular players in haemostasis. Thrombin-mediated release of fibrinopeptides from fibrinogen converts this soluble protein into a network of fibrin fibres that form a building block for blood clots. Thrombin-activated factor XIII further crosslinks the fibrin fibres and incorporates antifibrinolytic proteins into the network, thus stabilising the clot. The conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin also exposes binding sites for fibrinolytic proteins to limit clot formation and avoid unwanted extension of the fibrin fibres. Altered clot structure and/or incorporation of antifibrinolytic proteins into fibrin networks disturbs the delicate equilibrium between clot formation and lysis, resulting in either unstable clots (predisposing to bleeding events) or persistent clots that are resistant to lysis (increasing risk of thrombosis). In this review, we discuss the factors responsible for alterations in fibrin(ogen) that can modulate clot stability, in turn predisposing to abnormal haemostasis. We also explore the mechanistic pathways that may allow the use of fibrinogen as a potential therapeutic target to treat vascular thrombosis or bleeding disorders. Better understanding of fibrinogen function will help to devise future effective and safe therapies to modulate thrombosis and bleeding risk, while maintaining the fine balance between clot formation and lysis.
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Marchi R, Vilar R, Durual S, Goodyer M, Gay V, Neerman-Arbez M, Casini A. Fibrin clot properties to assess the bleeding phenotype in unrelated patients with hypodysfibrinogenemia due to novel fibrinogen mutations. Thromb Res 2020; 197:56-64. [PMID: 33186848 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Congenital hypodysfibrinogenemia is a rare fibrinogen disorder, defined by decreased levels of a dysfunctional fibrinogen. We present the functional and structural characterization of two new fibrinogen variants. A duplication of 32 bases in FGA exon 5, p.Ser382GlyfsTer50 was identified in a patient (P1) with history of hemoptysis and traumatic cerebral bleeding. A missense mutation in FGG exon 8, p.Ala353Ser was identified in two siblings (P2 and P3) with tendency to bruising and menorrhagia. Fibrin polymerization was studied in plasma and in purified fibrinogen by turbidimetry. Fibrin structure was studied by a permeability assay, laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In both plasma and purified fibrinogen samples, all patients had an abnormal polymerization characterized by a decreased maximal absorption compared to controls. The permeation constant (Ks) was markedly increased in all patients: 31 ± 9 × 10-9 cm2 in P1, and 20 ± 0.1 × 10-9 cm2 in P2 and P3, compared to 6 ± 2 × 10-9 cm2 in the control (p < 0.05). The presence of very large pores that accounts for the increased Ks was confirmed by LSCM and SEM patients' clots images. By SEM, the patients' fibrin fibers diameters were thicker: 90 ± 25 nm in P1, 162 ± 64 nm in P2 and 132 ± 46 nm in P3 compared to 74 ± 25 nm in control (p < 0.0001). In conclusion, both new causative fibrinogen mutations altered clot structure by forming thick fibers, diminishing fiber branching, and increasing pore filling space. These structural changes to clots explain the patients' bleeding phenotypes.
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- Rita Marchi
- Experimental Medicine, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela; Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Biomaterials Laboratory, University Clinics of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva
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- Service d'Hématologie, Hôpital du Valais - Institut Central des Hôpitaux, Sion, Switzerland
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- Hemophilia Treatment Centre, Centre hospitalier Métropole Savoie, Chambery, France
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Microvasculature functions at the tissue and cell level, regulating local mass exchange of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood. While there has been considerable success in the biofabrication of large- and small-vessel replacements, functional microvasculature has been particularly challenging to engineer due to its size and complexity. Recently, three-dimensional bioprinting has expanded the possibilities of fabricating sophisticated microvascular systems by enabling precise spatiotemporal placement of cells and biomaterials based on computer-aided design. However, there are still significant challenges facing the development of printable biomaterials that promote robust formation and controlled 3D organization of microvascular networks. This review provides a thorough examination and critical evaluation of contemporary biomaterials and their specific roles in bioprinting microvasculature. We first provide an overview of bioprinting methods and techniques that enable the fabrication of microvessels. We then offer an in-depth critical analysis on the use of hydrogel bioinks for printing microvascularized constructs within the framework of current bioprinting modalities. We end with a review of recent applications of bioprinted microvasculature for disease modeling, drug testing, and tissue engineering, and conclude with an outlook on the challenges facing the evolution of biomaterials design for bioprinting microvasculature with physiological complexity.
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- Ryan W. Barrs
- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Two BβN-domains of fibrinogen are formed by the N-terminal portions of its two Bβ chains including amino acid residues Bβ1-65. Although their folding status is not well understood and the recombinant disulfide-linked (Bβ1-66)2 fragment corresponding to a pair of these domains was found to be unfolded, some data suggest that these domains may be folded in the parent molecule. In contrast, their major functional properties are well established. Removal of fibrinopeptides B (amino acid residues Bβ1-14) from these domains upon fibrinogen to fibrin conversion results in the exposure of multiple binding sites in fibrin βN-domains (residues β15-65). These sites provide interactions of the βN-domains with different proteins and cells and their participation in various physiological and pathological processes including fibrin assembly, fibrin-dependent angiogenesis, and fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration and thereby inflammation. The major goal of the present review is to summarize current view on the structure and function of these domains in fibrinogen and fibrin and their role in the above-mentioned processes.
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- Leonid Medved
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A
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- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A
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Circulating levels of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) are lower in coronary heart disease (CHD) than in healthy subjects and are associated with coronary events and mortality. However, the mechanism(s) underling this association is not fully understood. We hypothesize that BDNF may influence fibrin fiber structure and clot stability, favoring clot lysis and thrombus resolution. We showed that recombinant BDNF (rh-BDNF) influenced with clot formation in a concentration-dependent manner in both purified fibrinogen and plasma from healthy subjects. In particular, rh-BDNF reduced the density of fibrin fibers, the maximum clot firmness (MCF) and the maximum clot turbidity, and affected the lysis of clot. In addition, both thrombin and reptilase clotting time were prolonged by rh-BDNF, despite the amount of thrombin formed was greater. Intriguingly, CHD patients had lower levels of BDNF, greater fibrin fibers density, higher MCF than control subjects, and a negative correlation between BDNF and MCF was found. Of note, rh-BDNF markedly modified fibrin clot profile restoring physiological clot morphology in CHD plasma. In conclusion, we provide evidence that low levels of BDNF correlate with the formation of bigger thrombi (in vitro) and that this effect is mediated, at least partially, by the alteration of fibrin fibers formation.
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Wang X, Luo Y, Yang Y, Zheng B, Yan F, Wei F, Friis TE, Crawford RW, Xiao Y. Alteration of clot architecture using bone substitute biomaterials (beta-tricalcium phosphate) significantly delays the early bone healing process. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:8204-8213. [PMID: 32254940 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01747f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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When a bone substitute biomaterial is implanted into the body, the material's surface comes into contact with circulating blood, which results in the formation of a peri-implant hematoma or blood clot. Although hematoma formation is vital for the early bone healing process, knowledge concerning the biomaterial-induced structural properties of blood clots is limited. Here, we report that implantation of beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) in a bone defect healing model in rats resulted in significantly delayed early bone healing compared to empty controls (natural healing). In vitro studies showed that β-TCP had a profound effect on the overall structure of hematomas, as was observed by fibrin turbidity, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), compaction assays, and fibrinolysis. Under the influence of β-TCP, clot formation had a significantly shortened lag time and there was enhanced lateral fibrin aggregation during the clot polymerization, which resulted in clots composed of thinner fibers. Furthermore, fibrin clots that formed around β-TCP exhibited reduced compaction and increased resistance to fibrinolysis. Together, these results provide a plausible mechanism for how implanted bone-substitute materials may impact the structural properties of the hematoma, thereby altering the early bone healing processes, such as cell infiltration, growth factor release and angiogenesis.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, China
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Kurniawan N, van Kempen THS, Sonneveld S, Rosalina TT, Vos BE, Jansen KA, Peters GWM, van de Vosse FN, Koenderink GH. Buffers Strongly Modulate Fibrin Self-Assembly into Fibrous Networks. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:6342-6352. [PMID: 28558246 PMCID: PMC5489959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Fibrin is a plasma protein with a central role in blood clotting and wound repair. Upon vascular injury, fibrin forms resilient fibrillar networks (clots) via a multistep self-assembly process, from monomers, to double-stranded protofibrils, to a branched network of thick fibers. In vitro, fibrin self-assembly is sensitive to physicochemical conditions like the solution pH and ionic strength, which tune the strength of the noncovalent driving forces. Here we report a surprising finding that the buffer-which is necessary to control the pH and is typically considered to be inert-also significantly influences fibrin self-assembly. We show by confocal microscopy and quantitative light scattering that various common buffering agents have no effect on the initial assembly of fibrin monomers into protofibrils but strongly hamper the subsequent lateral association of protofibrils into thicker fibers. We further find that the structural changes are independent of the molecular structure of the buffering agents as well as of the activation mechanism and even occur in fibrin networks formed from platelet-poor plasma. This buffer-mediated decrease in protofibril bundling results in a marked reduction in the permeability of fibrin networks but only weakly influences the elastic modulus of fibrin networks, providing a useful tuning parameter to independently control the elastic properties and the permeability of fibrin networks. Our work raises the possibility that fibrin assembly in vivo may be regulated by variations in the acute-phase levels of bicarbonate and phosphate, which act as physiological buffering agents of blood pH. Moreover, our findings add a new example of buffer-induced effects on biomolecular self-assembly to recent findings for a range of proteins and lipids.
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- Nicholas
A. Kurniawan
- Department
of Systems Biophysics, AMOLF, Amsterdam 1009 DB, The Netherlands
- Department of Biomedical
Engineering & Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical
Engineering & Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Systems Biophysics, AMOLF, Amsterdam 1009 DB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical
Engineering & Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Systems Biophysics, AMOLF, Amsterdam 1009 DB, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Systems Biophysics, AMOLF, Amsterdam 1009 DB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical
Engineering & Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical
Engineering & Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Systems Biophysics, AMOLF, Amsterdam 1009 DB, The Netherlands
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Zhmurov A, Protopopova AD, Litvinov RI, Zhukov P, Mukhitov AR, Weisel JW, Barsegov V. Structural Basis of Interfacial Flexibility in Fibrin Oligomers. Structure 2016; 24:1907-1917. [PMID: 27692965 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Fibrin is a filamentous network made in blood to stem bleeding; it forms when fibrinogen is converted into fibrin monomers that self-associate into oligomers and then to polymers. To gather structural insights into fibrin formation and properties, we combined high-resolution atomic force microscopy of fibrin(ogen) oligomers and molecular modeling of crystal structures of fibrin(ogen) and its fragments. We provided a structural basis for the intermolecular flexibility of single-stranded fibrin(ogen) oligomers and identified a hinge region at the D:D inter-monomer junction. Following computational reconstruction of the missing portions, we recreated the full-atomic structure of double-stranded fibrin oligomers that was validated by quantitative comparison with the experimental images. We characterized previously unknown intermolecular binding contacts at the D:D and D:E:D interfaces, which drive oligomerization and reinforce the intra- and inter-strand connections in fibrin besides the known knob-hole bonds. The atomic models provide valuable insights into the submolecular mechanisms of fibrin polymerization.
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- Artem Zhmurov
- Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan 420012, Russian Federation
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- Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation; Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
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Ali SK, Sneha P, Priyadharshini Christy J, Zayed H, George Priya Doss C. Molecular dynamics-based analyses of the structural instability and secondary structure of the fibrinogen gamma chain protein with the D356V mutation. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2016; 35:2714-2724. [PMID: 27677677 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2016.1229634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Mutations in the fibrinogen gamma chain (FGG) gene have been associated with various disorders, such as dysfibrinogenemia, thrombophilia, and hypofibrinogenemia. A literature survey showed that a residue exchange in fibrinogen Milano I from γ Asp to Val at position 330 impairs fibrin polymerization. The D356V (D330V) mutation located in the C-terminus was predicted to be highly deleterious and to affect the function of the protein. The pathogenicity of the altered gene and changes in protein functions were predicted using in silico methods, such as SIFT, PolyPhen 2, I-Mutant 3.0, Align GV-GD, PhD-SNP, and SNPs&GO. The secondary structure of the mutant protein was unwound by the end of the 50-ns simulation period, and a structural change in the helix-turn transition of the alpha-helical (352-356) region residues was observed. Moreover, a change in the length of the helical region was visualized in the mutant trajectory file, indicating the local transient unfolding of the protein. The obtained computational results suggest that the substitution of the neutral amino acid valine for the acidic amino acid aspartic acid at position 356 results in an unwound conformation within 50 ns, which might contribute to defective polymerization. Our analysis also provides insights into the effect of the conformational change in the D356V (D330V) mutant on protein structure and function.
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- Shabana Kouser Ali
- a Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology , VIT University , Vellore , Tamil Nadu 632014 , India
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- a Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology , VIT University , Vellore , Tamil Nadu 632014 , India
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- a Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology , VIT University , Vellore , Tamil Nadu 632014 , India
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- b Biomedical Sciences Program, College of Health Sciences , Qatar University , P.O. Box 2713, Doha , Qatar
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- a Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology , VIT University , Vellore , Tamil Nadu 632014 , India
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Kawabata SI, Tsuda R. Molecular basis of non-self recognition by the horseshoe crab lectins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519020080061201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The target molecules of innate immunity are not proteins of direct gene products but the molecular arrays or patterns on pathogens, called pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). The self/non-self discrimination by innate immunity through simple ligands universally expressed both on pathogens and hosts, such as monosaccharides and the acetyl group, probably depends on the density or clustering patterns of the ligands. The specific recognition by the horseshoe crab lectins, named tachylectins, with a propeller-like fold or a propeller-like oligomeric arrangement is reinforced by the short distance between the individual binding sites that interact with PAMPs. There is virtually no conformational change in the main or side chains of tachylectins upon binding with the ligands. This low structural flexibility of the propeller structures must be very important for specific interaction with PAMPs.
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- Shun-ichiro Kawabata
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, -u.ac.jp
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mukai S, Ikeda M, Takezawa Y, Sugano M, Honda T, Okumura N. Differences in the function and secretion of congenital aberrant fibrinogenemia between heterozygous γD320G (Okayama II) and γΔN319-ΔD320 (Otsu I). Thromb Res 2015; 136:1318-24. [PMID: 26573395 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND We encountered two patients with hypodysfibrinogenemia and designated them as Okayama II and Otsu I. Although the affected residue(s) in Okayama II and Otsu I overlapped, functionally determined fibrinogen levels and the ratio of functionally to immunologically determined plasma fibrinogen levels were markedly different. METHODS DNA sequence and functional analyses were performed for purified plasma fibrinogen. A recombinant protein was synthesized in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells to determine the secretion of variant fibrinogens. RESULTS A heterozygous A>G in FGG, resulting in γ320Asp>Gly for Okayama II, and a heterozygous deletion of AATGAT in FGG, resulting in the deletion of γAsn319 and γAsp320 (γΔN319-ΔD320) for Otsu I, were obtained. SDS-PAGE and Coomassie staining revealed that the variant γ-chain was not clear in Okayama II, but was clearly present in Otsu I. The lag period for the fibrin polymerization of Okayama II was slightly slower than that of the normal control, whereas Otsu I fibrinogen indicated no polymerization within 30 min. Both variant γ-chains were synthesized in CHO cells and assembled into fibrinogen; however, the fibrinogen concentration ratio of the medium/cell lysate of γ320Gly was six-fold lower than that of γΔN319-ΔD320. CONCLUSIONS We concluded that the plasma fibrinogen of Okayama II, constituted by a lower ratio of the variant γ-chain, led to the almost normal functioning of fibrin polymerization. However, the plasma fibrinogen of Otsu I, with a higher ratio of the variant γ-chain, led to marked reductions in fibrin polymerization.
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- Saki Mukai
- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan.
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Asselta R, Robusto M, Braidotti P, Peyvandi F, Nastasio S, D'Antiga L, Perisic VN, Maggiore G, Caccia S, Duga S. Hepatic fibrinogen storage disease: identification of two novel mutations (p.Asp316Asn, fibrinogen Pisa and p.Gly366Ser, fibrinogen Beograd) impacting on the fibrinogen γ-module. J Thromb Haemost 2015; 13:1459-67. [PMID: 26039544 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quantitative fibrinogen deficiencies (hypofibrinogenemia and afibrinogenemia) are rare congenital disorders characterized by low/unmeasurable plasma fibrinogen antigen levels. Their genetic basis is invariably represented by mutations within the fibrinogen genes (FGA, FGB and FGG coding for the Aα, Bβ and γ chains). Currently, only four mutations (p.Gly284Arg, p.Arg375Trp, delGVYYQ 346-350, p.Thr314Pro), all affecting the fibrinogen γ chain, have been reported to cause fibrinogen storage disease (FSD), a disorder characterized by protein aggregation, endoplasmic reticulum retention and hypofibrinogenemia. OBJECTIVES To investigate the genetic basis of FSD in two hypofibrinogenemic patients. METHODS The mutational screening of the fibrinogen genes was performed by direct DNA sequencing. The impact of identified mutations on fibrinogen structure was investigated by in-silico molecular modeling. Liver histology was evaluated by light microscopy, electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry. RESULTS Here, we describe two hypofibrinogenemic children with persistent abnormal liver function parameters. Direct sequencing of the coding portion of fibrinogen genes disclosed two novel FGG missense variants (p.Asp316Asn, fibrinogen Pisa; p.Gly366Ser, fibrinogen Beograd), both present in the heterozygous state and affecting residues located in the fibrinogen C-terminal γ-module. Liver sections derived from biopsies of the two patients were examined by immunocytochemical analyses, revealing hepatocyte cytoplasmic inclusions immunoreactive to anti-fibrinogen antibodies. CONCLUSIONS Our work strongly confirms the clustering of mutations causing FSD in the fibrinogen γ chain between residues 284 and 375. Based on an in-depth structural analysis of all FSD-causing mutations and on their resemblance to mutations leading to serpinopathies, we also comment on a possible mechanism explaining fibrinogen polymerization within hepatocytes.
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- R Asselta
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy
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- Pathology Department, S. Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Luigi Villa Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Santa Chiara, Pisa, Italy
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- Paediatric Liver, GI and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Children's Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Santa Chiara, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Segrate, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy
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Zuliani-Alvarez L, Midwood KS. Fibrinogen-Related Proteins in Tissue Repair: How a Unique Domain with a Common Structure Controls Diverse Aspects of Wound Healing. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2015; 4:273-285. [PMID: 26005593 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2014.0599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Significance: Fibrinogen-related proteins (FRePs) comprise an intriguing collection of extracellular molecules, each containing a conserved fibrinogen-like globe (FBG). This group includes the eponymous fibrinogen as well as the tenascin, angiopoietin, and ficolin families. Many of these proteins are upregulated during tissue repair and exhibit diverse roles during wound healing. Recent Advances: An increasing body of evidence highlights the specific expression of a number of FRePs following tissue injury and infection. Upon induction, each FReP uses its FBG domain to mediate quite distinct effects that contribute to different stages of tissue repair, such as driving coagulation, pathogen detection, inflammation, angiogenesis, and tissue remodeling. Critical Issues: Despite a high degree of homology among FRePs, each contains unique sequences that enable their diversification of function. Comparative analysis of the structure and function of FRePs and precise mapping of regions that interact with a variety of ligands has started to reveal the underlying molecular mechanisms by which these proteins play very different roles using their common domain. Future Directions: Fibrinogen has long been used in the clinic as a synthetic matrix serving as a scaffold or a delivery system to aid tissue repair. Novel therapeutic strategies are now emerging that harness the use of other FRePs to improve wound healing outcomes. As we learn more about the underlying mechanisms by which each FReP contributes to the repair response, specific blockade, or indeed potentiation, of their function offers real potential to enable regulation of distinct processes during pathological wound healing.
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- Lorena Zuliani-Alvarez
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Souri M, Osaki T, Ichinose A. The Non-catalytic B Subunit of Coagulation Factor XIII Accelerates Fibrin Cross-linking. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:12027-39. [PMID: 25809477 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.608570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Covalent cross-linking of fibrin chains is required for stable blood clot formation, which is catalyzed by coagulation factor XIII (FXIII), a proenzyme of plasma transglutaminase consisting of catalytic A (FXIII-A) and non-catalytic B subunits (FXIII-B). Herein, we demonstrate that FXIII-B accelerates fibrin cross-linking. Depletion of FXIII-B from normal plasma supplemented with a physiological level of recombinant FXIII-A resulted in delayed fibrin cross-linking, reduced incorporation of FXIII-A into fibrin clots, and impaired activation peptide cleavage by thrombin; the addition of recombinant FXIII-B restored normal fibrin cross-linking, FXIII-A incorporation into fibrin clots, and activation peptide cleavage by thrombin. Immunoprecipitation with an anti-fibrinogen antibody revealed an interaction between the FXIII heterotetramer and fibrinogen mediated by FXIII-B and not FXIII-A. FXIII-B probably binds the γ-chain of fibrinogen with its D-domain, which is near the fibrin polymerization pockets, and dissociates from fibrin during or after cross-linking between γ-chains. Thus, FXIII-B plays important roles in the formation of a ternary complex between proenzyme FXIII, prosubstrate fibrinogen, and activator thrombin. Accordingly, congenital or acquired FXIII-B deficiency may result in increased bleeding tendency through impaired fibrin stabilization due to decreased FXIII-A activation by thrombin and secondary FXIII-A deficiency arising from enhanced circulatory clearance.
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- Masayoshi Souri
- From the Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585 Japan
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- From the Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585 Japan
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- From the Department of Molecular Patho-Biochemistry and Patho-Biology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585 Japan
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Rosenfeld MA, Shchegolikhin AN, Bychkova AV, Leonova VB, Biryukova MI, Kostanova EA, Konstantinova ML. Ozone-induced oxidative modification of fibrinogen molecules. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2015; 78:1171-9. [PMID: 24237152 DOI: 10.1134/s000629791310012x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ozone-induced oxidation of fibrinogen has been investigated. The conversion of oxidized fibrinogen to fibrin catalyzed either by thrombin or by a reptilase-like enzyme, ancistron, in both cases is accompanied by production of gels characterized by a higher weight/length ratio of fibrils in comparison with the native fibrin gels. IR spectra of the D and E fragments isolated from unoxidized and oxidized fibrinogen suggest a noticeable transformation of functional groups by oxidation. A decrease in content of N-H groups in the peptide backbone and in the number of C-H bonds in aromatic structures, as well as a decrease in the intensity of the C-H valence vibrations in aliphatic fragments CH2 and CH3 were found. The appearance in the differential spectra of the D fragments of rather intense peaks in the interval of 1200-800 cm(-1) clearly indicates the interaction of ozone with amino acid residues of methionine, tryptophan, histidine, and phenylalanine. Comparison of the differential spectra for the D and E fragments suggests that fibrinogen fragment D is more sensitive to the oxidant action than fragment E. Using EPR spectroscopy, differences are found in the spectra of spin labels bound with degradation products of oxidized and unoxidized fibrinogen, the D and E fragments, caused by structural and dynamical modifications of the protein molecules in the areas of localization of the spin labels. The relationship between the molecular mechanism of oxidation of fibrinogen and its three-dimensional structure is discussed.
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- M A Rosenfeld
- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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We showed previously that a 30% blood loss in rats, without resuscitation, caused significant accumulation of microthrombi and leukocytes within the pulmonary circulation by 24 h. We hypothesized that the microthrombi formed spontaneously as a consequence of hemorrhage-induced stasis within the low-pressure pulmonary circuit and that the leukocytes were attracted to them. This suggested that elimination of the microthrombi, using an inhaled thrombolytic agent, could prevent the neutrophil sequestration after blood loss. To test this hypothesis, we removed 30% of the calculated blood volume from isoflurane-anesthetized, male Sprague-Dawley rats (350-500 g) over 5 min and allowed them to recover. Six hours later, we re-anesthetized the rats and nebulized tissue plasminogen activator (80 or 320 µg/kg), lactated Ringer's solution (LRS), or ipratropium bromide (i-bromide) into their lungs. We used i-bromide as a control after we discovered that nebulized LRS had thrombolytic properties. At 24 h, we removed and fixed the lungs and prepared sections for immunohistochemistry using antibodies against fibrinogen (microthrombi) and CD16 (leukocytes). Digital images of each section were obtained using a confocal microscope. Pixel counts of the images showed significantly less accumulation of microthrombi and leukocytes in lungs nebulized with tissue plasminogen activator or LRS than in non-nebulized lungs or in lungs nebulized with i-bromide (P ≤ 0.05). Lactated Ringer's solution becomes positively charged when nebulized (unlike i-bromide), suggesting that it eliminated microthrombi by fibrin depolymerization. We confirmed this using an in vitro assay. Our results demonstrate that lyses of microthrombi that accumulate in the lung after acute blood loss prevent subsequent leukocyte sequestration.
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Investigation of inhibitory effect of two single-stranded DNA thrombin-inhibiting aptamers (15TBA and 31TBA) on fibrin polymerization in fibrinogen solutions and comparison of anticoagulant properties of these aptamers by a new global coagulation test of thrombodynamics. Measurement of aptamers' functional stability in human plasma and blood in vitro in order to investigate the involvement of 3'-exonuclease in fast decrease of aptamers' functional activity in vivo. Thrombin inhibition activity was measured in a buffer system in vitro as effects of aptamers on fibrin polymerization. Anticoagulant activity was investigated by measuring the spatial clot growth rate in the presence of aptamers. The stability of aptamers during incubation in human plasma was investigated in vitro by measuring activated partial thromboplastin time. Both aptamers dose-dependently inhibit fibrin polymerization in a buffer solution (IC50=10 nm for 15TBA and 3 nm for 31TBA) and are effective anticoagulants in human plasma (IC50 for spatial clot growth rate decreasing are 9.5 μmol/l and 4.0 μmol/l for 15TBA and 31TBA, correspondingly). Both aptamers remain stable in plasma or whole blood in vitro for at least 4 h. It was shown that 31TBA was 2-3 times more effective than 15TBA. Both aptamers were stable in human plasma and whole blood in vitro. So, the 3'-exonuclease could not be the reason for fast decrease of aptamers' functional activity in vivo. The main role in the removal of oligonucleotides from the circulation is played obviously by the liver.
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Obermeyer AC, Capehart SL, Jarman JB, Francis MB. Multivalent viral capsids with internal cargo for fibrin imaging. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100678. [PMID: 24960118 PMCID: PMC4069081 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Thrombosis is the cause of many cardiovascular syndromes and is a significant contributor to life-threatening diseases, such as myocardial infarction and stroke. Thrombus targeted imaging agents have the capability to provide molecular information about pathological clots, potentially improving detection, risk stratification, and therapy of thrombosis-related diseases. Nanocarriers are a promising platform for the development of molecular imaging agents as they can be modified to have external targeting ligands and internal functional cargo. In this work, we report the synthesis and use of chemically functionalized bacteriophage MS2 capsids as biomolecule-based nanoparticles for fibrin imaging. The capsids were modified using an oxidative coupling reaction, conjugating ∼90 copies of a fibrin targeting peptide to the exterior of each protein shell. The ability of the multivalent, targeted capsids to bind fibrin was first demonstrated by determining the impact on thrombin-mediated clot formation. The modified capsids out-performed the free peptides and were shown to inhibit clot formation at effective concentrations over ten-fold lower than the monomeric peptide alone. The installation of near-infrared fluorophores on the interior surface of the capsids enabled optical detection of binding to fibrin clots. The targeted capsids bound to fibrin, exhibiting higher signal-to-background than control, non-targeted MS2-based nanoagents. The in vitro assessment of the capsids suggests that fibrin-targeted MS2 capsids could be used as delivery agents to thrombi for diagnostic or therapeutic applications.
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- Allie C. Obermeyer
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Ikeda M, Kobayashi T, Arai S, Mukai S, Takezawa Y, Terasawa F, Okumura N. Recombinant γT305A fibrinogen indicates severely impaired fibrin polymerization due to the aberrant function of hole 'A' and calcium binding sites. Thromb Res 2014; 134:518-25. [PMID: 24968960 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We examined a 6-month-old girl with inherited fibrinogen abnormality and no history of bleeding or thrombosis. Routine coagulation screening tests showed a markedly low level of plasma fibrinogen determined by functional measurement and also a low level by antigenic measurement (functional/antigenic ratio=0.295), suggesting hypodysfibrinogenemia. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA sequence analysis was performed, and γT305A fibrinogen was synthesized in Chinese hamster ovary cells based on the results. We then functionally analyzed and compared with that of nearby recombinant γN308K fibrinogen. RESULTS DNA sequence analysis revealed a heterozygous γT305A substitution (mature protein residue number). The γT305A fibrinogen indicated markedly impaired thrombin-catalyzed fibrin polymerization both in the presence or absence of 1mM calcium ion compared with that of γN308K fibrinogen. Protection of plasmin degradation in the presence of calcium ion or Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro peptide (analogue for so-called knob 'A') and factor XIIIa-catalyzed fibrinogen crosslinking demonstrated that the calcium binding sites, hole 'a' and D:D interaction sites were all markedly impaired, whereas γN308Kwas impaired at the latter two sites. Molecular modeling demonstrated that γT305 is localized at a shorter distance than γN308 from the high affinity calcium binding site and hole 'a'. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that γT305 might be important for construction of the overall structure of the γ module of fibrinogen. Substitution of γT305A leads to both dysfibrinogenemic and hypofibrinogenemic characterization, namely hypodysfibrinogenemia. We have already reported that recombinant γT305A fibrinogen was synthesized normally and secreted slightly, but was significantly reduced.
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- Minami Ikeda
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan.
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Prieto-García A, Castells MC, Hansbro PM, Stevens RL. Mast cell-restricted tetramer-forming tryptases and their beneficial roles in hemostasis and blood coagulation. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2014; 34:263-81. [PMID: 24745673 DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2014.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tetramer-forming tryptase (hTryptase-β) was recently discovered to have a prominent role in preventing the internal accumulation of life-threatening fibrin deposits and fibrin-platelet clots. The anticoagulant activity of hTryptase-β is an explanation for the presence of hemorrhagic disorders in some patients with anaphylaxis or mastocytosis. The fragments of hFibrinogen formed by the proteolysis of this prominent protein by hTryptase-β could be used as biomarkers in the blood and/or urine for the identification and monitoring of patients with mast cell-dependent disorders. Recombinant hTryptase-β has potential to be used in clinical settings where it is desirable to inhibit blood coagulation.
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- Alicia Prieto-García
- Allergy Service, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Dr Esquerdo 46, Madrid 28007, Spain.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1 Jimmy Fund Way, Smith Building, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, 1 Kookaburra Circuit, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1 Jimmy Fund Way, Smith Building, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Martinez M, Weisel JW, Ischiropoulos H. Functional impact of oxidative posttranslational modifications on fibrinogen and fibrin clots. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 65:411-418. [PMID: 23851017 PMCID: PMC3852169 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Fibrinogen is a circulating multifunctional plasma protein vital for hemostasis. Activation of the coagulation cascade converts soluble fibrinogen to insoluble polymerized fibrin, which, along with platelets, forms the hemostatic clot. However, inappropriate formation of fibrin clots may result in arterial and venous thrombotic disorders that may progress to life-threatening adverse events. Often thrombotic disorders are associated with inflammation and the production of oxidants. Fibrinogen represents a potential target for oxidants, and several oxidative posttranslational modifications that influence fibrinogen structure and function have been associated with disease pathogenesis. Here, we review various oxidative modifications of fibrinogen and the consequences of these modifications on protein structure and the ability to form fibrin and how the resulting alterations affect fibrin architecture and viscoelastic and biochemical properties that may contribute to disease.
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- Marissa Martinez
- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Pharmacology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Pharmacology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Kononova O, Litvinov RI, Zhmurov A, Alekseenko A, Cheng CH, Agarwal S, Marx KA, Weisel JW, Barsegov V. Molecular mechanisms, thermodynamics, and dissociation kinetics of knob-hole interactions in fibrin. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:22681-92. [PMID: 23720752 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.472365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Polymerization of fibrin, the primary structural protein of blood clots and thrombi, occurs through binding of knobs 'A' and 'B' in the central nodule of fibrin monomer to complementary holes 'a' and 'b' in the γ- and β-nodules, respectively, of another monomer. We characterized the A:a and B:b knob-hole interactions under varying solution conditions using molecular dynamics simulations of the structural models of fibrin(ogen) fragment D complexed with synthetic peptides GPRP (knob 'A' mimetic) and GHRP (knob 'B' mimetic). The strength of A:a and B:b knob-hole complexes was roughly equal, decreasing with pulling force; however, the dissociation kinetics were sensitive to variations in acidity (pH 5-7) and temperature (T = 25-37 °C). There were similar structural changes in holes 'a' and 'b' during forced dissociation of the knob-hole complexes: elongation of loop I, stretching of the interior region, and translocation of the moveable flap. The disruption of the knob-hole interactions was not an "all-or-none" transition as it occurred through distinct two-step or single step pathways with or without intermediate states. The knob-hole bonds were stronger, tighter, and more brittle at pH 7 than at pH 5. The B:b knob-hole bonds were weaker, looser, and more compliant than the A:a knob-hole bonds at pH 7 but stronger, tighter, and less compliant at pH 5. Surprisingly, the knob-hole bonds were stronger, not weaker, at elevated temperature (T = 37 °C) compared with T = 25 °C due to the helix-to-coil transition in loop I that helps stabilize the bonds. These results provide detailed qualitative and quantitative characteristics underlying the most significant non-covalent interactions involved in fibrin polymerization.
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- Olga Kononova
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA
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Shapiro SE, Phillips E, Manning RA, Morse CV, Murden SL, Laffan MA, Mumford AD. Clinical phenotype, laboratory features and genotype of 35 patients with heritable dysfibrinogenaemia. Br J Haematol 2013; 160:220-7. [PMID: 23061815 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Heritable dysfibrinogenaemia (HD) is a rare qualitative disorder of fibrinogen (FGN). To better describe the clinical, laboratory and genotypic spectrum of HD, we evaluated 35 subjects identified at two UK centres using laboratory criteria. 12/35(34%) subjects with HD experienced bleeding (bleeding score >1 at any site), 3/35(9%) thrombosis and 20/35(57%) were asymptomatic. Amongst subjects with bleeding, symptoms were typically mild, at one anatomical site and seldom occurred after invasive procedures. All subject showed dry clot weight within or above laboratory reference interval (median 3·2 g/l; range 1·9-5·1), reduced Clauss fibrinogen (median 0·52 g/l; range 0·21-1·3), and prolonged thrombin (median 30·7 s; range 21·3-45·7) and reptilase (median 42·0 s; range 20·0-68·0) times. In all subjects, the prothrombin time ratio (PTR), determined by Sysmex CA-1500 coagulometer and Innovin activator, was abnormal (median 1·42; range 1·22-1·61). The activated partial thromboplastin time ratio and PTR with other coagulometers and activators were comparatively insensitive to HD. All subjects with HD harboured heterozygous candidate nucleotide variations within known hotspots in the FGN genes. The HD variants identified in this cross-sectional study seldom have significant clinical manifestations and show similar laboratory features irrespective of genotype. Selection of coagulometer and PT activator may markedly affect the detection of new HD cases using coagulation screening tests.
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- Susan E Shapiro
- Centre for Haematology, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
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Ramapanicker R, Sun X, Viljanen J, Baltzer L. Powerful binders for the D-dimer by conjugation of the GPRP peptide to polypeptides from a designed set--illustrating a general route to new binders for proteins. Bioconjug Chem 2012; 24:17-25. [PMID: 23151063 DOI: 10.1021/bc300186z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The synthetic tetrapeptide GPRP based on the amino-terminal GPR sequence of the fibrin α-chain binds the D-dimer protein with a dissociation constant K(D) of 25 μM. The D-dimer protein, a well-known biomarker for thrombosis, contains two cross-linked D fragments from the fibrinogen protein formed upon degradation of the fibrin gel, the core component of blood clots. In order to develop a specific high-affinity binder for the D-dimer protein, GPRP was conjugated via an aliphatic spacer to each member of a set of sixteen polypeptides designed for the development of binder molecules for proteins in general. The binders were individually characterized and ranked using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis. The dissociation constant of the complex formed from the D-dimer and 4-D15L8-GPRP labeled with fluorescein was determined by fluorescense titration and found to be 3 nM, an affinity 4 orders of magnitude higher than that of free GPRP. According to SPR analysis, binding was completely inhibited by free GPRP at mM concentrations and the polypeptide conjugate was therefore shown to bind specifically to the binding site of GPRP. Affinities were further enhanced by dimerization of the polypeptide conjugates via a bifunctional linker resulting in dissociation constants that were further decreased (affinities increased) by factors of 2-4. The results suggest an efficient route to specific binders for proteins based on short peptides with affinities that need only to be modest, thus shortening the time of binder development dramatically.
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Variations in chondrogenesis of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in fibrin/alginate blended hydrogels. Acta Biomater 2012; 8:3754-64. [PMID: 22750738 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Revised: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Fibrin and alginate hydrogels have been widely used to support chondrogenesis of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) for articular cartilage and fibrocartilage tissue engineering, with each material offering distinct advantages and disadvantages. Attempting to produce a gel scaffold exhibiting beneficial characteristics of both materials, we fabricated fibrin/alginate blended hydrogels at various blend ratios and evaluated the gel morphology, mechanical properties and their support for BM-MSC chondrogenesis. Results show that when the fibrin/alginate ratio decreased, the fibrin architecture transitioned from uniform to interconnected fibrous and finally to disconnected islands against an alginate background, with opposing trends in the alginate architecture. Fibrin maintained gel extensibility and promoted cell proliferation, while alginate improved the gel biostability and better supported glycosaminoglycan and collagen II production and chondrogenic gene expression. Blended gels had physical and biological characteristics intermediate between fibrin and alginate. Of the blends examined, FA 40:8 (40 mg ml(-1) fibrinogen blended with 8 mg ml(-1) alginate) was found to be the most appropriate group for future studies on tension-driven BM-MSC fibrochondrogenesis. As BM-MSC differentiation appeared to vary between fibrin and alginate regions of blended scaffolds, this study also highlighted the potential to develop spatially heterogeneous tissues through manipulating the heterogeneity of scaffold composition.
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Park R, Ping L, Song J, Hong SY, Choi TY, Choi JR, Gorkun OV, Lord ST. Fibrinogen residue γAla341 is necessary for calcium binding and 'A-a' interactions. Thromb Haemost 2012; 107:875-83. [PMID: 22437918 DOI: 10.1160/th11-10-0731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The fibrinogen γ-module has several important sites relating to fibrinogen function, which include the high affinity calcium binding site, hole 'a' that binds with knob 'A', and the D:D interface. Residue γAla341, which is located in the vicinity of these sites, is altered in three variant fibrinogens: fibrinogen Seoul (γAla341Asp), Tolaga Bay (γAla341Val), and Lyon III (γAla341Thr). In order to investigate the impaired polymerisation of fibrinogens γAla341Asp and γAla341Val to understand the role of γAla341 in fibrin polymerisation and fibrinogen synthesis, we have expressed γAla341Asp and γAla341Val in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, purified these fibrinogens from the culture media and performed biochemical tests to elucidate their function. Expression in CHO cells was similar for these variants. For both variants the kinetics of thrombin-catalysed FpA release was not different from normal fibrinogen, while FpB release was slower than that of normal. Thrombin-catalysed polymerisation of both variants was dependent on the calcium concentration. At physiologic calcium (1 mM) the variants showed impaired polymerisation with a longer lag period and a slower Vmax than normal fibrinogen. Scanning electron micrographs showed the clots were less organised than normal, having thicker and more twisted fibers, and larger pores. Analysis by SDS-PAGE showed that factor XIIIa-catalysed γ and α chain cross-linking was delayed, and plasmin-catalysed lysis was not reduced by the presence of 5 mM calcium or 5 mM GPRP (Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro). Our data indicate that fibrinogen residue γAla341 is important for the proper conformation of the γ-module, maintaining calcium-binding site and 'A-a' interactions.
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- Rojin Park
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Rosenfeld MA, Leonova VB, Biryukova MI, Vasileva MV. Self-assembly of soluble unlinked and cross-linked fibrin oligomers. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2011; 76:1155-63. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297911100099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Undas A, Ariëns RAS. Fibrin clot structure and function: a role in the pathophysiology of arterial and venous thromboembolic diseases. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011; 31:e88-99. [PMID: 21836064 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.111.230631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The formation of fibrin clots that are relatively resistant to lysis represents the final step in blood coagulation. We discuss the genetic and environmental regulators of fibrin structure in relation to thrombotic disease. In addition, we discuss the implications of fibrin structure for treatment of thrombosis. Fibrin clots composed of compact, highly branched networks with thin fibers are resistant to lysis. Altered fibrin structure has consistently been reported in patients with several diseases complicated by thromboembolic events, including patients with acute or prior myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and venous thromboembolism. Relatives of patients with myocardial infarction or venous thromboembolism display similar fibrin abnormalities. Low-dose aspirin, statins, lowering of homocysteine, better diabetes control, smoking cessation, and suppression of inflammatory response increase clot permeability and susceptibility to lysis. Growing evidence indicates that abnormal fibrin properties represent a novel risk factor for arterial and venous thrombotic events, particularly of unknown etiology in young and middle-aged patients.
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- Anetta Undas
- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland
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Akpalo E, Bidault L, Boissière M, Vancaeyzeele C, Fichet O, Larreta-Garde V. Fibrin-polyethylene oxide interpenetrating polymer networks: new self-supported biomaterials combining the properties of both protein gel and synthetic polymer. Acta Biomater 2011; 7:2418-27. [PMID: 21382527 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Revised: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) architectures were conceived to improve the mechanical properties of a fibrin gel. Conditions allowing an enzymatic reaction to create one of the two networks in IPN architecture were included in the synthesis pathway. Two IPN series were carried out, starting from two polyethylene oxide (PEO) network precursors leading to different cross-linking densities of the PEO phase. The fibrin concentration varied from 5 to 20 wt.% in each series. The behavior of these materials during dehydration/hydration cycles was also studied. The mechanical properties of the resulting IPN were characterized in the wet and dry states. These self-supported biomaterials combine the properties of both a protein gel and a synthetic polymer. Finally, cells were grown on PEO/fibrin IPN, indicating that they are non-cytotoxic.
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire Cellules (Errmece), Institut des Matériaux, Cergy-Pontoise University, 95000 Cergy-Pontoise, France
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Lyapina LA, Obergan TY, Pastorova VE. Regulatory role of heparin compounds with low molecular ligands of blood in plasma and thromocyte hemostasis. BIOL BULL+ 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359011020063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chen JY, Chen WN, Liu LL, Lin WS, Jiao BY, Wu YL, Lin JY, Lin X. Hepatitis B spliced protein (HBSP) generated by a spliced hepatitis B virus RNA participates in abnormality of fibrin formation and functions by binding to fibrinogen γ chain. J Med Virol 2011; 82:2019-26. [PMID: 20981788 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Hepatitis B spliced protein (HBSP) encoded by a 2.2 kb singly spliced hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-genomic RNA (spliced between positions 2447 and 489 nt) is involved in the pathogenesis of HBV infection, whereas the exact mechanism is far from being fully elucidated. In this study, a yeast two-hybrid system using HBSP as bait was employed to screen binding partners for HBSP from a human liver cDNA library. The interaction between HBSP and fibrinogen γ chain (FGG) was further confirmed in vitro using a GST pull-down assay and confirmed in vivo using a mammalian two-hybrid assay and co-immunoprecipitation. It was identified that this interaction is mediated by the N terminal 47 amino acid residues of HBSP. HBSP could inhibit fibrin polymerization, factor XIIIa-mediated fibrin cross-linking, adhesion of platelets to fibrinogen and ADP-stimulated platelet aggregation. However, the interaction-mediating fragment 1-47 of HBSP is not sufficient for the inhibitory activity on fibrinogen function. The findings suggested that HBSP may participate in the hemostatic abnormality in patients with HBV-related liver diseases.
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- Jin-Yan Chen
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, Fujian, PR China
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Cilia La Corte AL, Philippou H, Ariëns RAS. Role of fibrin structure in thrombosis and vascular disease. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2011; 83:75-127. [PMID: 21570666 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381262-9.00003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fibrin clot formation is a key event in the development of thrombotic disease and is the final step in a multifactor coagulation cascade. Fibrinogen is a large glycoprotein that forms the basis of a fibrin clot. Each fibrinogen molecule is comprised of two sets of Aα, Bβ, and γ polypeptide chains that form a protein containing two distal D regions connected to a central E region by a coiled-coil segment. Fibrin is produced upon cleavage of the fibrinopeptides by thrombin, which can then form double-stranded half staggered oligomers that lengthen into protofibrils. The protofibrils then aggregate and branch, yielding a three-dimensional clot network. Factor XIII, a transglutaminase, cross-links the fibrin stabilizing the clot protecting it from mechanical stress and proteolytic attack. The mechanical properties of the fibrin clot are essential for its function as it must prevent bleeding but still allow the penetration of cells. This viscoelastic property is generated at the level of each individual fiber up to the complete clot. Fibrinolysis is the mechanism of clot removal, and involves a cascade of interacting zymogens and enzymes that act in concert with clot formation to maintain blood flow. Clots vary significantly in structure between individuals due to both genetic and environmental factors and this has an effect on clot stability and susceptibility to lysis. There is increasing evidence that clot structure is a determinant for the development of disease and this review will discuss the determinants for clot structure and the association with thrombosis and vascular disease.
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- Amy L Cilia La Corte
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Section on Mechanisms of Thrombosis, Leeds Institute for Genetics Health and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Sano M, Tamada Y, Niwa K, Morita T, Yoshino G. Sulfated sericin is a novel anticoagulant influencing the blood coagulation cascade. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2009; 20:773-83. [PMID: 19323889 DOI: 10.1163/156856209x426853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Sulfated sericin's influence on factors in the blood coagulation cascade was investigated to elucidate its anticoagulant mechanism. Prolongation of the prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) were observed in the presence of sulfated sericin. Fluorogenic peptide substrates on thrombin (factor IIa) and factor Xa were used to study the influence of sulfate sericin on their respective activities. Sulfated sericin inhibited neither thrombin nor factor Xa in the presence of antithrombin III (AT III). Gel electrophoresis was used to examine fibrinogen-fibrin conversion by thrombin in the presence of sulfated sericin. FPA and FPB release from fibrinogen by thrombin proceeded in the presence of sulfated sericin. The behavior of polymerization of fibrin monomer (FM) was affected by the presence of sulfated sericin. No initial lag time in the polymerization process was observed by addition of sulfated sericin to FM. This result means that sulfated sericin will interfere in the build-up of normal double-strand fibrils of FM during formation of fibrin fiber. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations supported this inference. The anticoagulant mechanism of sulfated sericin is inferred to interfere with the initial polymerization process of FM.
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- Masanari Sano
- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, 6-11-1 Omori-nishi, Oota, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan
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Human M-ficolin is a pathogen-associated molecular recognition molecule in the innate immune system, and it binds to some sugars, such as GlcNAc (N-acetylglucosamine), on pathogen surfaces. From previous structural and functional studies of the FD1 (M-ficolin fibrinogen-like domain), we proposed that the ligand-binding region of FD1 exists in a conformational equilibrium between active and non-active states depending on three groups with a pK(a) of 6.2, which are probably histidine residues, and suggested that the 2-state conformational equilibrium as well as the trimer formation contributes to the discrimination mechanism between self and non-self of FD1 [Tanio, M., Kondo, S., Sugio, S. and Kohno, T. (2007) J. Biol. Chem. 282, 3889-3895]. To investigate the origins of the pH dependency, mutational analyses were performed on FD1 expressed by Brevibacillus choshinensis. The GlcNAc binding study of a series of single histidine mutants of FD1 demonstrated that His(251), His(284) and His(297) are required for the activity, and thus we concluded that the three histidines are the origins of the pH dependency of FD1. Monomeric mutants of FD1 show weaker affinity for the ligand than the trimeric wild-type, indicating that trimer formation confers high avidity for the ligand. In addition, analyses of the GlcNAc association and dissociation of FD1 provided evidence that FD1 always exchanges between the active and non-active states with the pH-dependent populations in solution. The biological roles of the histidine-regulated conformational equilibrium of M-ficolin are discussed in terms of the self and non-self discrimination mechanism.
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- Michikazu Tanio
- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, 11 Minamiooya, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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Fibrinogen residue Bbeta432Asp is part of hole "b" that interacts with knob "B," whose sequence starts with Gly-His-Arg-Pro-amide (GHRP). Because previous studies showed BbetaD432A has normal polymerization, we hypothesized that Bbeta432Asp is not critical for knob "B" binding and that new knob-hole interactions would compensate for the loss of this Asp residue. To test this hypothesis, we solved the crystal structure of fragment D from BbetaD432A. Surprisingly, the structure (rfD-BbetaD432A+GH) showed the peptide GHRP was not bound to hole "b." We then re-evaluated the polymerization of this variant by examining clot turbidity, clot structure, and the rate of FXIIIa cross-linking. The turbidity and the rate of gamma-gamma dimer formation for BbetaD432A were indistinguishable compared with normal fibrinogen. Scanning electron microscopy showed no significant differences between the clots of BbetaD432A and normal, but the thrombin-derived clots had thicker fibers than clots obtained from batroxobin, suggesting that cleavage of FpB is more important than "B:b" interactions. We conclude that hole "b" and "B:b" knob-hole binding per se have no influence on fibrin polymerization.
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Fibrin polymerizes into the fibrous network that is the major structural component of blood clots and thrombi. We demonstrate that fibrin from three different species can also spontaneously polymerize into extensive, molecularly thin, 2D sheets. Sheet assembly occurs in physiologic buffers on both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces, but is routinely observed only when polymerized using very low concentrations of fibrinogen and thrombin. Sheets may have been missed in previous studies because they may be very short-lived at higher concentrations of fibrinogen and thrombin, and their thinness makes them very difficult to detect. We were able to distinguish fluorescently labeled fibrin sheets by polymerizing fibrin onto micro-patterned structured surfaces that suspended polymers 10 microm above and parallel to the cover-glass surface. We used a combined fluorescence/atomic force microscope system to determine that sheets were approximately 5 nm thick, flat, elastic and mechanically continuous. Video microscopy of assembling sheets showed that they could polymerize across 25-microm channels at hundreds of microm(2)/sec (approximately 10(13) subunits/s x M), an apparent rate constant many times greater than those of other protein polymers. Structural transitions from sheets to fibers were observed by fluorescence, transmission, and scanning electron microscopy. Sheets appeared to fold and roll up into larger fibers, and also to develop oval holes to form fiber networks that were "pre-attached" to the substrate and other fibers. We propose a model of fiber formation from sheets and compare it with current models of end-wise polymerization from protofibrils. Sheets could be an unanticipated factor in clot formation and adhesion in vivo, and are a unique material in their own right.
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Springer TA, Zhu J, Xiao T. Structural basis for distinctive recognition of fibrinogen gammaC peptide by the platelet integrin alphaIIbbeta3. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 182:791-800. [PMID: 18710925 PMCID: PMC2518716 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200801146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hemostasis and thrombosis (blood clotting) involve fibrinogen binding to integrin αIIbβ3 on platelets, resulting in platelet aggregation. αvβ3 binds fibrinogen via an Arg-Asp-Gly (RGD) motif in fibrinogen's α subunit. αIIbβ3 also binds to fibrinogen; however, it does so via an unstructured RGD-lacking C-terminal region of the γ subunit (γC peptide). These distinct modes of fibrinogen binding enable αIIbβ3 and αvβ3 to function cooperatively in hemostasis. In this study, crystal structures reveal the integrin αIIbβ3–γC peptide interface, and, for comparison, integrin αIIbβ3 bound to a lamprey γC primordial RGD motif. Compared with RGD, the GAKQAGDV motif in γC adopts a different backbone configuration and binds over a more extended region. The integrin metal ion–dependent adhesion site (MIDAS) Mg2+ ion binds the γC Asp side chain. The adjacent to MIDAS (ADMIDAS) Ca2+ ion binds the γC C terminus, revealing a contribution for ADMIDAS in ligand binding. Structural data from this natively disordered γC peptide enhances our understanding of the involvement of γC peptide and integrin αIIbβ3 in hemostasis and thrombosis.
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- Timothy A Springer
- Department of Pathology, Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Kotlín R, Sobotková A, Suttnar J, Salaj P, Walterová L, Riedel T, Reicheltová Z, Dyr JE. A novel fibrinogen variant – Liberec: dysfibrinogenaemia associated with γ Tyr262Cys substitution. Eur J Haematol 2008; 81:123-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bowley SR, Merenbloom BK, Okumura N, Betts L, Heroux A, Gorkun OV, Lord ST. Polymerization-defective fibrinogen variant gammaD364A binds knob "A" peptide mimic. Biochemistry 2008; 47:8607-13. [PMID: 18642883 DOI: 10.1021/bi8000769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fibrin polymerization is supported in part by interactions called "A:a". Crystallographic studies revealed gamma364Asp is part of hole "a" that interacts with knob "A" peptide mimic, GPRP. Biochemical studies have shown gamma364Asp is critical to polymerization, as polymerization of variants gammaD364A, gammaD364H, and gammaD364V is exceptionally impaired. To understand the molecular basis for the aberrant function, we solved the crystal structure of fragment D from gammaD364A. Surprisingly, the structure (rfD-gammaD364A+GP) showed near normal "A:a" interactions with GPRP bound to hole "a" and no change in the overall structure of gammaD364A. Of note, inspection of the structure showed negative electrostatic potential inside hole "a" was diminished by this substitution. We examined GPRP binding to the gamma364Asp variants in solution by plasmin protection assay. We found no protection of either gammaD364H or gammaD364V but partial protection of gammaD364A, indicating the peptide does not bind to either gammaD364H or gammaD364V and binds more weakly than normal to gammaD364A. We also examined protection by calcium and found all variants were indistinguishable from normal, suggesting the global structures of the variants are not markedly different from normal. Our data imply that gamma364Asp per se is not required for knob "A" binding to hole "a"; rather, this residue's negative charge has a critical role in the electrostatic interactions that facilitate the important first step in fibrin polymerization.
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- Sheryl R Bowley
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Tanio M, Kondo S, Sugio S, Kohno T. Trimeric structure and conformational equilibrium of M-ficolin fibrinogen-like domain. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2008; 15:243-5. [PMID: 18421149 PMCID: PMC2394802 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049507054325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Ficolins are pathogen-recognition molecules in innate immune systems. The crystal structure of the human M-ficolin recognition domain (FD1) has been determined at 1.9 A resolution, and compared with that of the human fibrinogen gamma fragment, tachylectin-5A, L-ficolin and H-ficolin. The overall structure of FD1 is similar to that of the other proteins, although the peptide bond between Asp282 and Cys283, which is in a predicted ligand-binding site, is a normal trans bond, unlike the cases of the other proteins. Analysis of the pH-dependent ligand-binding activity of FD1 in solution suggested that a conformational equilibrium between active and non-active forms in the ligand-binding region, involving cis-trans isomerization of the Asp282-Cys283 peptide bond, contributes to the discrimination between self and non-self, and that the pK(a) values of His284 are 6.1 and 6.3 in the active and non-active forms, respectively.
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- Michikazu Tanio
- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences (MITILS), 11 Minamiooya, Machida, Tokyo 194-8511, Japan
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- Innovation Center Yokohama, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, 1000 Kamoshida-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Innovation Center Yokohama, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, 1000 Kamoshida-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences (MITILS), 11 Minamiooya, Machida, Tokyo 194-8511, Japan
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Okumura N, Terasawa F, Haneishi A, Fujihara N, Hirota-Kawadobora M, Yamauchi K, Ota H, Lord ST. B:b interactions are essential for polymerization of variant fibrinogens with impaired holes 'a'. J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5:2352-9. [PMID: 17922804 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02793.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fibrin polymerization is mediated by interactions between knobs 'A' and 'B' exposed by thrombin cleavage, and holes 'a' and 'b' always present in fibrinogen. The role of A:a interactions is well established, but the roles of knob:hole interactions A:b, B:b or B:a remain ambiguous. OBJECTIVES To determine whether A:b or B:b interactions have a role in thrombin-catalyzed polymerization, we examined a series of fibrinogen variants with substitutions altering holes 'a': gamma364Ala, gamma364His or gamma364Val. METHODS We examined thrombin- and reptilase-catalyzed fibrinopeptide release by high-performance liquid chromatography, fibrin clot formation by turbidity, fibrin clot structure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and factor (F) XIIIa-catalyzed crosslinking by sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. RESULTS Thrombin-catalyzed fibrinopeptide A release was normal, but fibrinopeptide B release was delayed for all variants. The variant fibrinogens all showed markedly impaired thrombin-catalyzed polymerization; polymerization of gamma364Val and gamma364His were more delayed than gamma364Ala. There was absolutely no polymerization of any variant with reptilase, which exposed only knobs 'A'. SEM showed that the variant clots formed after 24 h had uniform, ordered fibers that were thicker than normal. Polymerization of the variant fibrinogens was inhibited dose-dependently by the addition of either Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro (GPRP) or Gly-His-Arg-Pro (GHRP), peptides that specifically block holes 'a' and 'b', respectively. FXIIIa-catalyzed crosslinking between gamma-chains was markedly delayed for all the variants. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that B:b interactions are critical for polymerization of variant fibrinogens with impaired holes 'a'. Based on these data, we propose a model wherein B:b interactions participate in protofibril formation.
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- N Okumura
- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan.
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Geer CB, Tripathy A, Schoenfisch MH, Lord ST, Gorkun OV. Role of 'B-b' knob-hole interactions in fibrin binding to adsorbed fibrinogen. J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5:2344-51. [PMID: 17892530 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The formation of a fibrin clot is supported by multiple interactions, including those between polymerization knobs 'A' and 'B' exposed by thrombin cleavage and polymerization holes 'a' and 'b' present in fibrinogen and fibrin. Although structural studies have defined the 'A-a' and 'B-b' interactions in part, it has not been possible to measure the affinities of individual knob-hole interactions in the absence of the other interactions occurring in fibrin. OBJECTIVES We designed experiments to determine the affinities of knob-hole interactions, either 'A-a' alone or 'A-a' and 'B-b' together. METHODS We used surface plasmon resonance to measure binding between adsorbed fibrinogen and soluble fibrin fragments containing 'A' knobs, desA-NDSK, or both 'A' and 'B' knobs, desAB-NDSK. RESULTS The desA- and desAB-NDSK fragments bound to fibrinogen with statistically similar K(d)'s of 5.8 +/- 1.1 microm and 3.7 +/- 0.7 microm (P = 0.14), respectively. This binding was specific, as we saw no significant binding of NDSK, which has no exposed knobs. Moreover, the synthetic 'A' knob peptide GPRP and synthetic 'B' knob peptides GHRP and AHRPY, inhibited the binding of desA- and/or desAB-NDSK. CONCLUSIONS The peptide inhibition findings show both 'A-a' and 'B-b' interactions participate in desAB-NDSK binding to fibrinogen, indicating 'B-b' interactions can occur simultaneously with 'A-a'. Furthermore, 'A-a' interactions are much stronger than 'B-b' because the affinity of desA-NDSK was not markedly different from desAB-NDSK.
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- C B Geer
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Dib N, Quelin F, Ternisien C, Hanss M, Michalak S, De Mazancourt P, Rousselet MC, Calès P. Fibrinogen angers with a new deletion (gamma GVYYQ 346-350) causes hypofibrinogenemia with hepatic storage. J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5:1999-2005. [PMID: 17883696 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02713.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study reports a family with chronically abnormal blood liver function tests (LFT) and congenital hypofibrinogenemia. The proposita had cirrhosis initially related to alcohol abuse and chronic viral hepatitis C (HCV), but abnormal LFT persisted even when alcohol intake was stopped and despite HCV treatment was efficient based on serum RNA negative testing. RESULTS Needle biopsy specimens of the proposita and her brother showed eosinophilic intra-cytoplasmic inclusions that reacted strongly with fibrinogen antisera on direct immunofluorescence. Electron microscopic examination showed that the rough endoplasmic reticulum was filled with inclusions that consisted of densely packed, curved tubular structures arranged in a fingerprint-like pattern. Coagulation studies revealed low functional and antigenic fibrinogen concentrations suggestive of hypofibrinogenemia. Amplification and DNA sequencing showed a heterozygous deletion of the a7690 to g7704 nucleotides of the gamma chain gene in the 3'end of exon 8 (g 7690_7704del14; Genbank access M10014); this deletion encompassed the splicing site at position 7703 and predicts in a new putative consensus splicing sequence (AATGgtatgtt). RNA was extracted from a liver specimen from the proposita's brother. The cDNA obtained by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction confirmed the usage of a newly generated donor site at position 7688 of the genomic sequence resulting in an in-frame heterozygous 5 amino acid deletion (GVYYQ 346-350; p.G372_Q376del) and that this mutation is responsible for a new splicing site at position 7688 of the genomic sequence. CONCLUSION we suggest that the molecular defect in fibrinogen Angers results in an impaired assembly and causes defective secretion and hepatic storage of fibrinogen.
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- N Dib
- Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Angers
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