Human factor XII (Hageman factor) autoactivation by dextran sulfate. Circular dichroism, fluorescence, and ultraviolet difference spectroscopic studies.
Human factor XII (Hageman factor) autoactivation by dextran sulfate. Circular dichroism, fluorescence, and ultraviolet difference spectroscopic studies.
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10.1016/s0021-9258(18)41830-3
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1992-09
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M. Samuel;R. Pixley;M. Villanueva;R. Colman;German B. Villanueva
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M. Samuel;R. Pixley;M. Villanueva;R. Colman;German B. Villanueva
The first event leading to the activation of the plasma kallikrein-kinin system is the surface-dependent conversion of factor XII to an active enzyme. Factor XII autoactivation was investigated using dextran sulfate as a soluble activating surface, and the significance of aggregation and the nature of the conformational change were examined by ultraviolet difference spectroscopy, fluorescence and circular dichroism. Results indicate that DS500 (500-kDa dextran sulfate) induces aggregation of factor XII. Analysis of the binding data suggests that 165-192 factor XII molecules can bind to one DS500 chain, while a 1:1 stoichiometry is observed with 5-kDa dextran sulfate. The interaction of factor XII and dextran sulfate is a biphasic process. It is initiated by a fast contraction of the molecule upon binding, as revealed by an apparent increase in organized secondary structures, and then followed by a slow relaxation process during cleavage and subsequent activation. Overall, the results are consistent with a model in which factor XII undergoes conformational changes upon binding to the activating surface. The rapidity of autoactivation in the presence of DS500, as opposed to 5-kDa dextran sulfate, implies that aggregation provides a special mechanism whereby proteolytic cleavage is accomplished efficiently when factor XII molecules are bound side by side on the DS500 molecule.