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Publication Abstract from PubMed

BACKGROUND: Plasma prekallikrein (PK) and Factor XI (FXI) are apple domain containing serine proteases which when activated to PKa and FXIa cleave substrates kininogen, Factor XII and Factor IX respectively directing plasma coagulation, bradykinin release, inflammation and thrombosis pathways. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the three-dimensional structure of full-length PKa and perform a comparison with FXI. METHODS: A series of recombinant full-length PKa and FXI constructs and variants were developed and the crystal structures determined. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: A 1.3 A structure of full-length PKa reveals the protease domain positioned above a disc-shaped assemblage of four apple domains in an active conformation. A comparison with the homologous FXI structure reveals the intramolecular disulphide and structural differences in the apple 4 domain that prevents dimer formation in PKa as opposed to FXI. Two latch-like loops (LL1 and LL2) extend from the PKa protease domain to form interactions with the apple 1 and apple 3 domains respectively. A major unexpected difference in the PKa structure compared to FXI is the 180 masculine disc rotation of the apple domains relative to the protease domain. This results in a switched configuration of the latch loops such that LL2 interacts and buries portions of the apple 3 domain in the FXI zymogen whereas in PKa LL2 interacts with the apple 1 domain. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry on plasma purified human PK and PKa determined that regions of the apple 3 domain have increased surface exposure in PKa compared to the zymogen PK suggesting conformational change upon activation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Plasma Kallikrein Structure Reveals Apple Domain Disc Rotated Conformation Compared to Factor XI.,Li C, Voos KM, Pathak M, Hall G, McCrae KR, Dreveny I, Li R, Emsley J J Thromb Haemost. 2019 Feb 23. doi: 10.1111/jth.14418. PMID:30801944^[1]

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