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Modification of human thrombin: effect on thrombomodulin binding.

E A Thompson1, H H Salem

  • 1Department of Medicine, Monash Medical School, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.

Thrombosis and Haemostasis
|June 16, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Thrombomodulin binds thrombin, regulating blood clotting. This study found that specific tryptophan, arginine, and tyrosine residues on thrombin are crucial for this interaction, while the active site is not involved.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Hematology

Background:

  • Thrombomodulin is an endothelial cell protein that binds thrombin.
  • This interaction modulates thrombin's function from procoagulant to anticoagulant.
  • Understanding the molecular basis of this interaction is key to blood coagulation research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the essential components of thrombin required for its high-affinity binding to thrombomodulin.
  • To investigate the role of specific amino acid residues and structural features in thrombin-thrombomodulin interaction.

Main Methods:

  • Chemical modification of thrombin, including targeting catalytic site residues (serine, histidine) and aromatic residues (tryptophan, tyrosine).
  • Proteolytic modification of thrombin using trypsin to generate beta-thrombin.

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  • Deglycosylation of thrombin.
  • Assays to measure clotting activity, amidolytic activity, and binding affinity for thrombomodulin.

    • Main Results:

    • Modification of catalytic site residues (serine, histidine) abolished clotting and amidolytic activity but did not affect thrombomodulin binding affinity.
    • Oxidation of tryptophan or iodination of tyrosine residues reduced thrombin's activity and its ability to interact with thrombomodulin.
    • Modification of arginine residues or limited proteolysis (beta-thrombin) led to a loss of thrombomodulin binding affinity.
    • Deglycosylation did not alter thrombomodulin binding affinity.

    Conclusions:

    • Tryptophan, arginine, and tyrosine residues are essential for thrombin recognition and binding by thrombomodulin.
    • The active site residues and carbohydrate side chain of thrombin are not involved in thrombomodulin binding.
    • These findings elucidate the structural requirements for thrombin-thrombomodulin interaction, impacting our understanding of anticoagulation.