We report the results of in vitro expression and biochemical characterization of the naturally occurring type II mutation Pro303Thr (P303T) in the factor VII (FVII) gene. Recombinant activated mutated FVII (FVIIa303T), compared with the activated wild-type FVII (FVIIaWT), showed reduced amidase activity toward synthetic substrates, especially when the observed reduced binding affinity for human soluble tissue factor (TF) (Kd from 4Æ4 nmol/l for FVIIaWT to 17Æ3 nmol/l for FVIIa303T) was overcome by a fully saturating TF concentration. Likewise, factor X (FX) hydrolysis by FVIIa303T showed a reduced activity in the absence (and more severely in the presence) of TF (kcat/Km from 2Æ3 · 107/mol/l s for FVIIaWT to 8Æ7 · 105/ mol/l s for FVIIa303T). These results showed that the mutant FVIIa is more shifted toward a zymogen-like form compared to FVIIaWT, suggesting that P303 facilitates the conformational transitions that stabilize the active form of FVIIa. The alteration of these allosteric equilibria is especially evident in the presence of TF, which was unable to shift the equilibrium toward a fully active FVIIa form. Additional experiments showed that both TF-catalysed FVII303T autoactivation and FVII303T activation by activated FX in the presence of TF were severely impaired, mainly because of an increase of the Km value. Altogether, these defects may explain the severe bleeding symptoms in a patient carrying the FVIIP303T mutation

The P303T mutation in the human factor VII (FVII) gene alters the conformational state of the enzyme and causes a severe functional deficiency / F. Peyvandi, R. De Cristofaro, I. Garagiola, R. Palla, S. Akhavan, R. Landolfi, P.M. Mannucci. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0007-1048. - 127:5(2004 Dec), pp. 576-584. [10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05241.x]

The P303T mutation in the human factor VII (FVII) gene alters the conformational state of the enzyme and causes a severe functional deficiency

F. Peyvandi
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I. Garagiola;R. Palla;P.M. Mannucci
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2004

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We report the results of in vitro expression and biochemical characterization of the naturally occurring type II mutation Pro303Thr (P303T) in the factor VII (FVII) gene. Recombinant activated mutated FVII (FVIIa303T), compared with the activated wild-type FVII (FVIIaWT), showed reduced amidase activity toward synthetic substrates, especially when the observed reduced binding affinity for human soluble tissue factor (TF) (Kd from 4Æ4 nmol/l for FVIIaWT to 17Æ3 nmol/l for FVIIa303T) was overcome by a fully saturating TF concentration. Likewise, factor X (FX) hydrolysis by FVIIa303T showed a reduced activity in the absence (and more severely in the presence) of TF (kcat/Km from 2Æ3 · 107/mol/l s for FVIIaWT to 8Æ7 · 105/ mol/l s for FVIIa303T). These results showed that the mutant FVIIa is more shifted toward a zymogen-like form compared to FVIIaWT, suggesting that P303 facilitates the conformational transitions that stabilize the active form of FVIIa. The alteration of these allosteric equilibria is especially evident in the presence of TF, which was unable to shift the equilibrium toward a fully active FVIIa form. Additional experiments showed that both TF-catalysed FVII303T autoactivation and FVII303T activation by activated FX in the presence of TF were severely impaired, mainly because of an increase of the Km value. Altogether, these defects may explain the severe bleeding symptoms in a patient carrying the FVIIP303T mutation
Factor VII natural mutant; FVII intrinsic activity; TF allosteric effect
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
dic-2004
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