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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 265, Issue 35, 21580-21589, 12, 1990

Identification and characterization of a phospholipid-binding site of bovine factor Va

M Kalafatis, RJ Jenny and KG Mann
Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington 05405.

Coagulation factor Va is a cofactor which combines with the serine protease factor Xa on a phospholipid surface to form the prothrombinase complex. The phospholipid-binding domain of bovine factor Va has been reported to be located on the light chain of the molecule and more precisely on a fragment of Mr = 30,000 which is obtained after digestion of factor Va light chain by factor Xa. This proteolytic fragment is located in the NH2-terminal part of factor Va light chain (residues 1564-1765). In order to further characterize the lipid- binding domain of bovine factor Va, isolated bovine light chain was preincubated with synthetic phospholipid vesicles (75% phosphatidylcholine, 25% phosphatidylserine) and digested with trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase. Two peptide regions protected from proteolytic cleavage were identified and characterized from each proteolytic digestion. A comparison of the NH2-terminal sequence and amino acid composition of the two tryptic peptides with the deduced sequence of human factor V indicates a match with residues 1657-1791 of the light chain of human factor V for one peptide and residues 1546- 1656 for the other peptide. When chymotrypsin or elastase were used for digestion, the NH2-terminal sequence of one peptide showed a match with residues 1667-1797 of the light chain, while the other peptide presented an NH2-terminal sequence identical with the previously described for the bovine factor Va light chain. When these peptides were assayed for direct binding to phospholipid vesicles, only the tryptic and the chymotryptic peptides covering the middle region of the A3 domain of the bovine factor Va light chain demonstrated an ability to interact with phospholipid vesicles. Thus, knowing that the factor Xa cleavage site on the factor Va light chain is located between residues 1765 and 1766 of the light chain this lipid-binding region of the bovine factor Va is further localized to amino acid residues 1667- 1765.
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