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A novel DFP tripeptide motif interacts with the coagulation factor XI apple 2 domain

Wong, Szu S.; �stergaard, S�ren; Hall, Gareth; Li, Chan; Williams, Philip M.; Stennicke, Henning; Emsley, Jonas

Authors

Szu S. Wong

S�ren �stergaard

Gareth Hall

CHAN LI chan.li@nottingham.ac.uk
Research Fellow

PHIL WILLIAMS PHIL.WILLIAMS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Biophysics

Henning Stennicke

prof JONAS EMSLEY jonas.emsley@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Macromolecular Crystallography



Abstract

Factor XI (FXI) is the zymogen of FXIa, which cleaves FIX in the intrinsic pathway of coagulation. FXI is known to exist as a dimer and interacts with multiple proteins via its 4 apple domains in the “saucer section” of the enzyme; however, to date, no complex crystal structure has been described. To investigate protein interactions of FXI, a large random peptide library consisting of 106 to 107 peptides was screened for FXI binding, which identified a series of FXI binding motifs containing the signature Asp-Phe-Pro (DFP) tripeptide. Motifs containing this core tripeptide were found in diverse proteins, including the known ligand high-molecular-weight kininogen (HK), as well as the extracellular matrix proteins laminin and collagen V. To define the binding site on FXI, we determined the crystal structure of FXI in complex with the HK-derived peptide
NPISDFPDT. This revealed the location of the DFP peptide bound to the FXI apple 2 domain, and central to the interaction, the DFP phenylalanine side-chain inserts into a major hydrophobic pocket in the apple 2 domain and the isoleucine occupies a flanking minor pocket. Two further structures of FXI in complex with the laminin-derived peptide EFPDFP and a DFP peptide from the random screen demonstrated binding in the same pocket, although in a slightly different conformation, thus revealing some flexibility in the molecular interactions of the FXI apple 2 domain. (Blood. 2016;00(00):1-9)

Citation

Wong, S. S., Østergaard, S., Hall, G., Li, C., Williams, P. M., Stennicke, H., & Emsley, J. (in press). A novel DFP tripeptide motif interacts with the coagulation factor XI apple 2 domain. Blood, 127(23), https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-10-676122

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 18, 2016
Online Publication Date Mar 22, 2016
Deposit Date May 18, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Blood
Print ISSN 0006-4971
Electronic ISSN 1528-0020
Publisher American Society of Hematology
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 127
Issue 23
DOI https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-10-676122
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/779719
Publisher URL http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/127/23/2915?sso-checked=true
Additional Information This research was originally published in Blood. Szu S. Wong, Søren Østergaard, Gareth Hall, Chan Li, Philip M. Williams, Henning Stennicke and Jonas Emsley. A novel DFP tripeptide motif interacts with the coagulation factor XI apple 2 domain. Blood. 2016; 127(23):pp 2915-2923 © the American Society of Hematology.

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