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A sequential mechanism for exosite-mediated factor IX activation by factor XIa.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 2 Nov 2012
Geng Yipeng, Verhamme Ingrid M, Messer Amanda, Sun Mao-fu, Smith Stephen B, Bajaj S Paul, Gailani David
Abstract excerpt
During blood coagulation, the protease factor XIa (fXIa) activates factor IX (fIX). We describe a new mechanism for this process. FIX is cleaved initially after Arg(145) to form fIXα, and then after Arg(180) to form the protease fIXaβ. FIXα is released from fXIa, and must rebind for cleavage after Arg(180) to occur. Catalytic efficiency of cleavage after Arg(180) is 7-fold greater than for cleavage after...
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