Abstract
Factor VIIa (FVIIa) is the enzymatically active constituent of the FVIIa/tissue factor (TF) complex, the initiator of the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. The zymogen FVII and FVIIa are composed of discrete domains, two of which are homologous to the epidermal growth factor (EGF). This investigation examined the significance of the FVII EGF-2 domain in the processes leading to activation of factor X (FX). Peptides 47 residues in length and corresponding to the amino acid sequence of the EGF-2 domain of human FVII were prepared by solid-phase synthesis methods. Peptide variants with all six Cys residues replaced by L-2-aminobutyryl residues (1), or containing one (2a-c), two (3a,b) or three (4) disulfide bonds, were obtained by application of various S-protecting groups and oxidation methods. Peptide 4, containing the cystine bridge arrangement corresponding to that found in the native protein, was prepared by a two-step regioselective disulfide bond formation method. An evaluation of the anti-coagulant properties of peptides 1-4 revealed that all peptides, with the exception of the two-cystine isomer containing non-native disulfide pairings (3b), were potent inhibitors of TF/FVIIa-mediated activation of FX. The fully con...Continue Reading
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