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  • Title: The binding sites on fibrin(ogen) for guinea pig liver transglutaminase are similar to those of blood coagulation factor XIII. Characterization of the binding of liver transglutaminase to fibrin.
    Author: Achyuthan KE, Mary A, Greenberg CS.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1988 Oct 05; 263(28):14296-301. PubMed ID: 2902081.
    Abstract:
    The present study represents detailed investigations into the nature of interactions between an intracellular "tissue" transglutaminase and a plasma protein, fibrinogen. We demonstrate a specific, saturable, and reversible binding of transglutaminase to fibrin(ogen). The binding was time- and temperature-dependent, was independent of divalent metal ions, did not require the release of either fibrinopeptide A or B, and was partially inhibited by the presence of sodium chloride or plasma proteins, properties similar to Factor XIII binding to fibrin(ogen). Both Factor XIII and liver transglutaminase also shared similar binding sites on fibrinogen, the A alpha- and the B beta-chains. The binding characteristics of liver transglutaminase were thus similar to Factor XIII binding to fibrin, but there were also important differences. Scatchard analyses of the binding data indicated that the affinity of liver transglutaminase (Kd = 4.17 x 10(-7) M) was at least 40-fold weaker compared with the affinity of Factor XIII to fibrinogen. Consequently, a 20-fold molar excess of Factor XIII a-chains specifically and completely inhibited the binding of liver transglutaminase to des-A-fibrinogen. The association between liver transglutaminase and fibrin(ogen) was also critically controlled by the conformational states of the two proteins. Substances capable of altering the conformation of either transglutaminase (such as guanosine 5'-triphosphate) or of fibrinogen (such as the tetrapeptide Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro and Fragment D) disrupted binding. Excess CaCl2 was able to counteract the effects of guanosine 5'-triphosphate on transglutaminase binding to fibrin. In contrast, Factor XIII binding to fibrin was unaffected by either guanosine 5'-triphosphate, CaCl2, or Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro, suggesting a more stable association between the two proteins. The physiologic implications of transglutaminase-fibrin(ogen) interactions are discussed.
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