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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 269, Issue 42, 26011-26016, 10, 1994

Calcium-dependent interaction between gamma-carboxyglutamic acid- containing and N-terminal epidermal growth factor-like modules in factor X

C Valcarce, A Holmgren and J Stenflo
Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Lund, Malmo General Hospital, Sweden.

The N-terminal epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like module in factor X binds a single Ca2+ with low affinity (Kd = 2.2 mM). When it is linked to the gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla)-containing module, however, the affinity increases approximately 20-fold (Kd = 120 microM), indicating an interaction between the two modules and making the site in the N- terminal EGF-like module essentially saturated at physiological Ca2+ concentrations. We have now used the thioredoxin system to probe Ca(2+)- induced conformational changes and interaction between modules in the light chain of factor X. Thioredoxin, in conjunction with thioredoxin reductase and NADPH, allows direct measurements of the rate and extent of disulfide bond reduction. Most disulfide bonds accessible to the reducing agent were found to be located in the light chain of the protein. Moreover, those disulfide bonds that were resistant to reduction by thioredoxin in the presence of Ca2+, but were readily reduced in the absence of the metal ion, were located in the N-terminal EGF-like module and in the Gla module, whereas disulfide bonds in the C- terminal EGF-like module appeared to be equally accessible whether Ca2+ was present or not. Comparison of the rate of disulfide bond reduction in the isolated modules with that in mixtures of modules indicated that a Ca(2+)-dependent interaction occurred between the Gla and the N- terminal EGF-like module. This interaction was mediated by the C- terminal alpha-helical part of the Gla module. The affinity between the modules was low and could not be determined accurately owing to competing equilibria, presumably Ca(2+)-dependent aggregation of the isolated Gla module. By comparing the rates of disulfide bond reduction in Gla module-containing fragments before and after decarboxylation of Gla, we could demonstrate that Ca2+ binding to sites in the Gla module as well as to the single site in the EGF-like module contribute to the interaction between the two modules.
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