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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 265, Issue 4, 1834-1836, Feb, 1990

Characterization of an interaction between protein C and ceruloplasmin

FJ Walker and PJ Fay
American Red Cross Blood Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032.

Coagulation factors V and VIII are substrates for activated protein C. Binding sites for the protease have been localized to homologous sequences within the terminal A domains of these proteins. Since ceruloplasmin contains significant sequence homology to these domains, a study was undertaken to determine whether ceruloplasmin was an activated protein C-binding protein. Ceruloplasmin was observed to inhibit the activated protein C-catalyzed inactivation of both factor Va and factor VIII. Searches of the ceruloplasmin sequence revealed a decapeptide sequence, HAGMETTYTV (residues 1028-1037) that shares 60 and 40% sequence identity with the activated protein C binding sequence in factors VIII and V, respectively. This peptide also inhibited factor Va inactivation and in addition was observed to enhance the amidolytic activity of activated protein C. The ferrous oxidase activity of ceruloplasmin was stimulated 5-fold by activated protein C, and this effect was negated by the peptide HAGMETTYTV. These results indicate that these conserved sequences of ceruloplasmin and factors V and VIII interact with activated protein C and suggest that this region may be important in the regulation of this anticoagulant protein.
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