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Acidic Region Residues 1680-1684 in the A3 Domain of Factor VIII Contain a Thrombin-Interactive Site Responsible for Proteolytic Cleavage at Arg1689.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Oct 2021
Nakajima Yuto, Minami Hiroaki, Nogami Keiji
Abstract excerpt
Factor VIII (FVIII) is activated by thrombin-catalyzed cleavage at Arg372, Arg740, and Arg1689. Our previous studies suggested that thrombin interacted with the FVIII C2 domain specific for cleavage at Arg1689. An alternative report demonstrated, however, that a recombinant (r)FVIII mutant lacking the C2 domain retained >50% cofactor activity, indicating the presence of other thrombin-interactive site(s)...
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