Thrombin: a paradigm for enzymes allosterically activated by monovalent cations

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作者
Di Cera, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem & Mol Biophys, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
关键词
thrombin; monovalent cations; monovalent-cation-activated enzymes; allostery; serine proteases; evolution;
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10.1016/j.crvi.2004.07.011
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Enzymes activated by monovalent cations are abundantly represented in plants and in the animal world. The mechanism of activation involves formation of a ternary intermediate with the enzyme-substrate complex, or binding of the cation to an allosteric site in the protein. Thrombin is a Na+-activated enzyme with procoagulant, anticoagulant and signaling roles. The binding of Na+ influences allosterically thrombin function and offers a paradigm for regulatory control of protease activity and specificity. Here we review the molecular basis of thrombin allostery as recently emerged from mutagenesis and structural studies. The role of Na+ in blood coagulation and the evolution of serine proteases are also discussed. (C) 2004 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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