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The C-terminal and beta-wing regions of ammodytoxin A, a neurotoxic phospholipase A2 from Vipera ammodytes ammodytes, are critical for binding to factor Xa and for anticoagulant effect.
Biochimie - 1 Jan 2006
Prijatelj Petra, Charnay Marlène, Ivanovski Gabriela, Jenko Zala, Pungercar Joze, Krizaj Igor, Faure Grazyna
Abstract excerpt
Ammodytoxin A (AtxA) from the venom of Vipera ammodytes ammodytes belongs to group IIA secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2), for which the major pathologic activity is presynaptic neurotoxicity. We show here that this toxin also affects hemostasis because it exhibits strong anticoagulant activity. AtxA binds directly to human coagulation factor Xa (FXa) with Kdapp of 32 nM, thus inhibiting the activity of the...
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