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Staphylocoagulase-binding region in human prothrombin.

S Kawabata, T Morita, S Iwanaga

    Journal of Biochemistry
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Staphylocoagulase binds to human prothrombin

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    Area of Science:

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Protein Interactions

    Background:

    • Staphylocoagulase (STC) is a protein produced by Staphylococcus aureus.
    • STC activates prothrombin (PT), leading to fibrin clot formation.
    • The precise binding site of STC on human PT is not fully understood.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify the specific region of human prothrombin that binds to staphylocoagulase.
    • To investigate the role of different prothrombin fragments in STC-PT complex formation.

    Main Methods:

    • Limited proteolysis of human prothrombin to generate fragments.
    • Use of bovine prothrombin, prethrombin 1, prethrombin 2, and alpha-thrombin fragments.
    • Inhibition assays to assess complex formation between STC and human PT fragments.

    Main Results:

    • Prethrombin 2 and the COOH-terminal fragment of alpha-thrombin (Asn-200 to C-terminus) inhibited STC-PT complex formation.
    • Bovine prothrombin fragment 1 and fragment 2, and the NH2-terminal fragment of alpha-thrombin did not inhibit complex formation.
    • Other structurally similar plasma proteins did not inhibit STC-PT complex formation, indicating specificity.

    Conclusions:

    • The staphylocoagulase-binding site on human prothrombin is located within the prethrombin 2 region.
    • The COOH-terminal part of the alpha-thrombin B chain is crucial for staphylocoagulase interaction.
    • This interaction is specific to the prothrombin molecule.

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