Structural mechanism for heparin-binding of the third Kunitz domain of human tissue factor pathway inhibitor.

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Mine S, Yamazaki T, Miyata T, Hara S, Kato H

Structural mechanism for heparin-binding of the third Kunitz domain of human tissue factor pathway inhibitor.

Biochemistry. 2002 Jan 8;41(1):78-85.

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Abstract

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) inhibits the activity of coagulation factor VIIa and Xa through its K1 and K2 domain, respectively, and the inhibitory activity is enhanced by heparin. The function of the K3 domain of TFPI has not been established, but the domain probably harbors a heparin binding site (HBS-2). We determined the three-dimensional solution structure of the TFPI K3 domain (Glu182-Gly242) by heteronuclear multidimensional NMR. The results showed that the molecule is composed of one antiparallel beta-sheet and one alpha-helix, and in overall structure is very similar to the K2 domain, with the rms deviation of 1.55 A for the 58 defined C(alpha) positions. However, the surface electrostatic properties of both domains are different each other. The lack of inhibitory activity of the K3 domain is explained by the absence of electrostatic interaction with factor Xa over a large surface area. A titration experiment with size-fractionated heparin showed that a heparin binding site was located in the vicinity of the alpha-helix. In this region, a positively charged cluster is formed by Lys213, Lys232, and Lys240, and the negatively charged sulfate groups of heparin bind there. The enhancement of inhibitory activity by heparin probably was not due to a conformational change to TFPI itself. It is likely that heparin simply increases the local concentration of TFPI on the cell surface and stabilizes the initial complex that forms.

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Drug Targets

Drug	Target	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Coagulation factor VIIa Recombinant Human	Tissue factor pathway inhibitor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Not Available	Details

Polypeptides

Name	UniProt ID
Tissue factor pathway inhibitor	P10646	Details