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Structural basis for catalytic activation of protein Z-dependent protease inhibitor (ZPI) by protein Z.
Blood - 23 Aug 2012
Huang Xin, Yan Yahui, Tu Yizheng, Gatti Jeffrey, Broze George J, Zhou Aiwu, Olson Steven T
Abstract excerpt
The anticoagulant serpin, protein Z-dependent protease inhibitor (ZPI), is catalytically activated by its cofactor, protein Z (PZ), to regulate the function of blood coagulation factor Xa on membrane surfaces. The X-ray structure of the ZPI-PZ complex has shown that PZ binds to a unique site on ZPI centered on helix G. In the present study, we show by Ala-scanning mutagenesis of the ZPI-binding interface,...
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