Factor VIIa-tissue factor: Functional importance of protein-membrane interactions

James H. Morrissey, Pierre F. Neuenschwander, Qiuling Huang, Christine D. McCallum, Bixia Su, Arthur E. Johnson

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Abstract

The first enzyme in the blood clotting cascade consists of two distinct protein subunits: a catalytic subunit (factor VIIa; FVIIa) and an essential regulatory subunit (tissue factor; TF). FVIIa is a soluble plasma protease, while TF is a cell-surface, integral-membrane protein. The recently reported X-ray crystal structure of the complex of FVIIa and the isolated extracellular domain of TF has provided important insights into the protein-protein interactions that bind these two subunits together (1). Equally important in the functioning of the TF-FVIIa complex, but much less well understood, are a series of protein-phospholipid interactions involving TF, FVIIa, and the natural substrates of this enzyme, as well as protein-protein interactions important in substrate recognition by TF-FVIIa. Here we review recent studies on the membrane organization and role of protein-phospholipid interactions in the function of TF-FVIIa, the enzyme that triggers blood clotting in hemostasis and thrombosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)112-116
Number of pages5
JournalThrombosis and Haemostasis
Volume78
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

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