Regulation of factor V and factor V-short by TFPIα: Relationship between B-domain proteolysis and binding
Teodolinda Petrillo, Francis Ayombil, Cornelis van’t Veer, Rodney M. Camire
Abstract
Coagulation factor V (FV) plays an anticoagulant role but serves as a procoagulant cofactor in the prothrombinase complex once activated to FVa. At the heart of these opposing effects is the proteolytic removal of its central B-domain, including conserved functional landmarks (basic region, BR; 963–1008 and acidic region 2, AR2; 1493–1537) that enforce the inactive FV procofactor state. Tissue factor pathway inhibitor α (TFPIα) has been associated with FV as well as FV-short, a physiologically relevant isoform with a shortened B-domain missing the BR. However, it is unclear which forms of FV are physiologic ligands for TFPIα. Here, we characterize the binding and regulation of FV and FV-short by TFPIα via its positively charged C-terminus (TFPIα-BR) and examine how bond cleavage in the B-domain influences these interactions. We show that FV-short is constitutively active and functions in prothrombinase like FVa. Unlike FVa, FV-short binds with high affinity (Kd ∼1 nM) to TFPIα-BR, which blocks procoagulant function unless FV-short is cleaved at Arg1545, removing AR2. Importantly, we do not observe FV binding (μM detection limit) to TFPIα. However, cleavage at Arg709 and Arg1018 displaces the FV BR, exposing AR2 and allowing TFPIα to bind via its BR. We conclude that for full-length FV, the detachment of FV BR from AR2 is necessary and sufficient for TFPIα binding and regulation. Our findings pinpoint key forms of FV, including FV-short, that act as physiologic ligands for TFPIα and establish a mechanistic framework for assessing the functional connection between these proteins. Coagulation factor V (FV) plays an anticoagulant role but serves as a procoagulant cofactor in the prothrombinase complex once activated to FVa. At the heart of these opposing effects is the proteolytic removal of its central B-domain, including conserved functional landmarks (basic region, BR; 963–1008 and acidic region 2, AR2; 1493–1537) that enforce the inactive FV procofactor state. Tissue factor pathway inhibitor α (TFPIα) has been associated with FV as well as FV-short, a physiologically relevant isoform with a shortened B-domain missing the BR. However, it is unclear which forms of FV are physiologic ligands for TFPIα. Here, we characterize the binding and regulation of FV and FV-short by TFPIα via its positively charged C-terminus (TFPIα-BR) and examine how bond cleavage in the B-domain influences these interactions. We show that FV-short is constitutively active and functions in prothrombinase like FVa. Unlike FVa, FV-short binds with high affinity (Kd ∼1 nM) to TFPIα-BR, which blocks procoagulant function unless FV-short is cleaved at Arg1545, removing AR2. Importantly, we do not observe FV binding (μM detection limit) to TFPIα. However, cleavage at Arg709 and Arg1018 displaces the FV BR, exposing AR2 and allowing TFPIα to bind via its BR. We conclude that for full-length FV, the detachment of FV BR from AR2 is necessary and sufficient for TFPIα binding and regulation. Our findings pinpoint key forms of FV, including FV-short, that act as physiologic ligands for TFPIα and establish a mechanistic framework for assessing the functional connection between these proteins. The proteolytic conversion of factor V (FV) to activated FV (FVa) is central to the amplification of coagulation and necessary for blood clot formation (1Mann K.G. Kalafatis M. Factor V: A combination of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.Blood. 2003; 101: 20-30Crossref PubMed Scopus (176) Google Scholar). FV circulates in the blood as a single-chain, inactive procofactor in which the N-terminal heavy chain (HC; domains A1-A2) and C-terminal light chain (LC; domains A3-C1-C2) are situated between a central B-domain (Fig. 1A) (1Mann K.G. Kalafatis M. Factor V: A combination of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.Blood. 2003; 101: 20-30Crossref PubMed Scopus (176) Google Scholar, 2Camire R.M. Bos M.H. The molecular basis of factor V and VIII procofactor activation.J. Thromb. Haemost. 2009; 7: 1951-1961Crossref PubMed Scopus (66) Google Scholar). Proteolysis of FV at Arg709, Arg1018, and Arg1545 by thrombin or factor Xa (FXa) releases the B-domain and activates it to FVa (3Suzuki K. Dahlback B. Stenflo J. of coagulation factor PubMed Google Scholar, The of factor of activated factor of and of PubMed Google Scholar, R.M. K.G. and of factor PubMed Scopus Google Scholar, K.G. of chain factor PubMed Google Scholar, K.G. of factor V PubMed Google Scholar, Dahlback B. for of factor V by factor J. 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