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Identification of residues contributing to A2 domain-dependent structural stability in factor VIII and factor VIIIa.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Apr 2008
Wakabayashi Hironao, Fay Philip J
Abstract excerpt
Factor VIII circulates as a heterodimer composed of heavy (A1A2B domains) and light (A3C1C2 domains) chains, whereas the contiguous A1A2 domains are separate subunits in the active cofactor, factor VIIIa. Whereas the A1 subunit maintains a stable interaction with the A3C1C2 subunit, the A2 subunit is weakly associated in factor VIIIa and its dissociation accounts for the labile activity of the cofactor. In...
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