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Thrombomodulin changes the molecular surface of interaction and the rate of complex formation between thrombin and protein C.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Mar 2005
Xu Hong, Bush Leslie A, Pineda Agustin O, Caccia Sonia, Di Cera Enrico
Abstract excerpt
The interaction of thrombin with protein C triggers a key down-regulatory process of the coagulation cascade. Using a panel of 77 Ala mutants, we have mapped the epitope of thrombin recognizing protein C in the absence or presence of the cofactor thrombomodulin. Residues around the Na(+) site (Thr-172, Lys-224, Tyr-225, and Gly-226), the aryl binding site (Tyr-60a), the primary specificity pocket (Asp-189), and...
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