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  1. Article ; Online: pH-dependent conformation of multimeric von Willebrand factor.

    Smith, Ian W / Parker, Ernest T / Lollar, Pete

    Blood advances

    2023  Volume 7, Issue 11, Page(s) 2554–2557

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; von Willebrand Factor ; von Willebrand Diseases ; Factor VIII ; Molecular Conformation ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
    Chemical Substances von Willebrand Factor ; Factor VIII (9001-27-8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2915908-8
    ISSN 2473-9537 ; 2473-9529
    ISSN (online) 2473-9537
    ISSN 2473-9529
    DOI 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009359
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  2. Article ; Online: Measurement of the Translational Diffusion Coefficient and Hydrodynamic Radius of Proteins by Dynamic Light Scattering.

    Parker, Ernest T / Lollar, Pete

    Bio-protocol

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 20, Page(s) e4195

    Abstract: Diffusion is a fundamental process in biological systems that governs the molecular collisions driving biochemical reactions and membrane and transport. Measurement of the diffusion coefficient and application of the Stokes-Einstein equation produces the ...

    Abstract Diffusion is a fundamental process in biological systems that governs the molecular collisions driving biochemical reactions and membrane and transport. Measurement of the diffusion coefficient and application of the Stokes-Einstein equation produces the hydrodynamic radius, which is a commonly used gauge of particle size. Additionally, measurement of the diffusion coefficient and the sedimentation coefficient, and application of the Svedberg equation, yields the molecular weight, which is particularly useful in the characterization of very large macromolecules. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) is the most common method to measure the diffusion coefficient of macromolecules. We describe a procedure to perform DLS measurements on monomeric bovine serum albumin (BSA) purified by size-exclusion chromatography using the Zetasizer Nano S particle size analyzer. We compare several analytical methods in existing software programs to estimate the diffusion coefficient of BSA (extrapolated to water at 20°C at infinite dilution,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2833269-6
    ISSN 2331-8325 ; 2331-8325
    ISSN (online) 2331-8325
    ISSN 2331-8325
    DOI 10.21769/BioProtoc.4195
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  3. Article ; Online: Conformation of the von Willebrand factor/factor VIII complex in quasi-static flow.

    Parker, Ernest T / Lollar, Pete

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2021  Volume 296, Page(s) 100420

    Abstract: Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a plasma glycoprotein that circulates noncovalently bound to blood coagulation factor VIII (fVIII). VWF is a population of multimers composed of a variable number of ∼280 kDa monomers that is activated in shear flow to bind ...

    Abstract Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a plasma glycoprotein that circulates noncovalently bound to blood coagulation factor VIII (fVIII). VWF is a population of multimers composed of a variable number of ∼280 kDa monomers that is activated in shear flow to bind collagen and platelet glycoprotein Ibα. Electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, small-angle neutron scattering, and theoretical studies have produced a model in which the conformation of VWF under static conditions is a compact, globular "ball-of-yarn," implying strong, attractive forces between monomers. We performed sedimentation velocity (SV) analytical ultracentrifugation measurements on unfractionated VWF/fVIII complexes. There was a 20% per mg/ml decrease in the weight-average sedimentation coefficient, s
    MeSH term(s) Blood Platelets/metabolism ; Collagen ; Drug Combinations ; Factor VIII/isolation & purification ; Factor VIII/metabolism ; Factor VIII/pharmacology ; Factor VIII/physiology ; Humans ; Molecular Conformation ; Molecular Weight ; Plasma/chemistry ; Scattering, Small Angle ; Ultracentrifugation ; von Willebrand Factor/isolation & purification ; von Willebrand Factor/metabolism ; von Willebrand Factor/pharmacology ; von Willebrand Factor/physiology
    Chemical Substances Drug Combinations ; factor VIII, von Willebrand factor drug combination ; von Willebrand Factor ; Factor VIII (9001-27-8) ; Collagen (9007-34-5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100420
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  4. Article ; Online: Subunit Flexibility of Multimeric von Willebrand Factor/Factor VIII Complexes.

    Parker, Ernest T / Haberichter, Sandra L / Lollar, Pete

    ACS omega

    2022  Volume 7, Issue 35, Page(s) 31183–31196

    Abstract: Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a plasma glycoprotein that participates in platelet adhesion and aggregation and serves as a carrier for blood coagulation factor VIII (fVIII). Plasma VWF consists of a population of multimers that range in molecular weight ...

    Abstract Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a plasma glycoprotein that participates in platelet adhesion and aggregation and serves as a carrier for blood coagulation factor VIII (fVIII). Plasma VWF consists of a population of multimers that range in molecular weight from ∼ 0.55 MDa to greater than 10 MDa. The VWF multimer consists of a variable number of concatenated disulfide-linked ∼275 kDa subunits. We fractionated plasma-derived human VWF/fVIII complexes by size-exclusion chromatography at a pH of 7.4 and subjected them to analysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate agarose gel electrophoresis, sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation (SV AUC), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and multi-angle light scattering (MALS). Weight-average molecular weights,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2470-1343
    ISSN (online) 2470-1343
    DOI 10.1021/acsomega.2c03389
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  5. Article ; Online: Nanobody activator improves sensitivity of the VWF activity assay to multimer size.

    Liang, Qian / Parker, Ernest T / Dean, Gabrielle / Karpen, Matthew S / Wu, Yujia / Wang, Xuefeng / Di Paola, Jorge / Maier, Cheryl L / Meeks, Shannon L / Lollar, Pete / Sidonio, Robert F / Li, Renhao

    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: The activity of von Willebrand factor (VWF) in facilitating platelet adhesion and aggregation correlates with its multimer size. Traditional ristocetin-dependent functional assays lack sensitivity to multimers sizes. Recently nanobodies ... ...

    Abstract Background: The activity of von Willebrand factor (VWF) in facilitating platelet adhesion and aggregation correlates with its multimer size. Traditional ristocetin-dependent functional assays lack sensitivity to multimers sizes. Recently nanobodies targeting the autoinhibitory module and activating VWF were identified.
    Objective: To develop an assay that can differentiate the platelet-binding activity of VWF multimers.
    Methods: An ELISA-based assay (VWF:GPIbNab) utilizing a VWF-activating nanobody was developed. Recombinant VWF (rVWF), plasma-derived VWF (pdVWF), and selected gel-filtrated fractions of pdVWF, were evaluated for VWF antigen and activity levels. A linear regression model was developed to estimate the specific activity of VWF multimers.
    Results: Of three activating nanobodies tested, 6C11 with the lowest activation effect exhibited the highest sensitivity for high-molecular-weight multimers (HMWMs) of VWF. VWF:GPIbNab utilizing 6C11 (VWF:GPIbNab
    Conclusions: The VWF:GPIbNab
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2112661-6
    ISSN 1538-7836 ; 1538-7933
    ISSN (online) 1538-7836
    ISSN 1538-7933
    DOI 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.04.015
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  6. Article ; Online: Type 2B von Willebrand disease mutations differentially perturb autoinhibition of the A1 domain.

    Legan, Emily R / Liu, Yi / Arce, Nicholas A / Parker, Ernest T / Lollar, Pete / Zhang, X Frank / Li, Renhao

    Blood

    2022  Volume 141, Issue 10, Page(s) 1221–1232

    Abstract: Type 2B von Willebrand disease (VWD) is an inherited bleeding disorder in which a subset of point mutations in the von Willebrand factor (VWF) A1 domain and recently identified autoinhibitory module (AIM) cause spontaneous binding to glycoprotein Ibα ( ... ...

    Abstract Type 2B von Willebrand disease (VWD) is an inherited bleeding disorder in which a subset of point mutations in the von Willebrand factor (VWF) A1 domain and recently identified autoinhibitory module (AIM) cause spontaneous binding to glycoprotein Ibα (GPIbα) on the platelet surface. All reported type 2B VWD mutations share this enhanced binding; however, type 2B VWD manifests as variable bleeding complications and platelet levels in patients, depending on the underlying mutation. Understanding how these mutations localizing to a similar region can result in such disparate patient outcomes is essential for detailing our understanding of VWF regulatory and activation mechanisms. In this study, we produced recombinant glycosylated AIM-A1 fragments bearing type 2B VWD mutations and examined how each mutation affects the A1 domain's thermodynamic stability, conformational dynamics, and biomechanical regulation of the AIM. We found that the A1 domain with mutations associated with severe bleeding occupy a higher affinity state correlating with enhanced flexibility in the secondary GPIbα-binding sites. Conversely, mutation P1266L, associated with normal platelet levels, has similar proportions of high-affinity molecules to wild-type (WT) but shares regions of solvent accessibility with both WT and other type 2B VWD mutations. V1316M exhibited exceptional instability and solvent exposure compared with all variants. Lastly, examination of the mechanical stability of each variant revealed variable AIM unfolding. Together, these studies illustrate that the heterogeneity among type 2B VWD mutations is evident in AIM-A1 fragments.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Binding Sites ; Blood Platelets/metabolism ; Mutation ; Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex/metabolism ; von Willebrand Disease, Type 2/genetics ; von Willebrand Factor/chemistry ; von Willebrand Factor/genetics ; von Willebrand Factor/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex ; von Willebrand Factor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80069-7
    ISSN 1528-0020 ; 0006-4971
    ISSN (online) 1528-0020
    ISSN 0006-4971
    DOI 10.1182/blood.2022017239
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  7. Article ; Online: Removal of single-site N-linked glycans on factor VIII alters binding of domain-specific monoclonal antibodies.

    Ito, Jasmine / Baldwin, Wallace Hunter / Cox, Courtney / Healey, John F / Parker, Ernest T / Legan, Emily R / Li, Renhao / Gill, Surinder / Batsuli, Glaivy

    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

    2021  Volume 20, Issue 3, Page(s) 574–588

    Abstract: Background: A portion of individuals with hemophilia A develop neutralizing antibodies called inhibitors to glycoprotein factor VIII (FVIII). There are multiple risk factors that contribute to the risk of inhibitor formation. However, knowledge of the ... ...

    Abstract Background: A portion of individuals with hemophilia A develop neutralizing antibodies called inhibitors to glycoprotein factor VIII (FVIII). There are multiple risk factors that contribute to the risk of inhibitor formation. However, knowledge of the role of FVIII asparagine (N)-linked glycosylation in FVIII immunity is limited.
    Objective: To evaluate the effect of site-specific N-linked glycan removal on FVIII biochemical properties, endocytosis by murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs), and antibody responses.
    Methods: Four recombinant B domain-deleted (BDD) FVIII variants with single-site amino acid substitutions to remove N-linked glycans were produced for experimental assays.
    Results: BDD FVIII-N41G, FVIII-N239A, FVIII-N1810A, and FVIII-N2118A with confirmed removal of N-linked glycans and similar glycosylation profiles to BDD FVIII were produced. There were no differences in thrombin activation or von Willebrand factor binding of FVIII variants compared with BDD FVIII; however, reduced FVIII expression, activity, and specific activity was observed with all variants. BDD FVIII-N41G and FVIII-N1810A had reduced uptake by BMDCs, but there were no differences in antibody development in immunized hemophilia A mice compared with BDD FVIII. Half of a repertoire of 12 domain-specific FVIII MAbs had significantly reduced binding to ≥1 FVIII variant with a 50% decrease in A1 domain MAb 2-116 binding to FVIII-N239A.
    Conclusions: Modifications of FVIII N-linked glycans reduced FVIII endocytosis by BMDCs and binding of domain-specific FVIII MAbs, but did not alter de novo antibody production in hemophilia A mice, suggesting that N-glycans do not significantly contribute to inhibitor formation.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Factor VIII ; Hemophilia A ; Mice ; Polysaccharides ; von Willebrand Factor/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Polysaccharides ; von Willebrand Factor ; Factor VIII (9001-27-8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2112661-6
    ISSN 1538-7836 ; 1538-7933
    ISSN (online) 1538-7836
    ISSN 1538-7933
    DOI 10.1111/jth.15616
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  8. Article ; Online: Neutralizing Antibodies Against Factor VIII Can Occur Through a Non-Germinal Center Pathway.

    Patel, Seema R / Lundgren, Taran S / Baldwin, Wallace Hunter / Cox, Courtney / Parker, Ernest T / Healey, John F / Jajosky, Ryan P / Zerra, Patricia E / Josephson, Cassandra D / Doering, Christopher B / Stowell, Sean R / Meeks, Shannon L

    Frontiers in immunology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 880829

    Abstract: Humoral immunity to factor VIII (FVIII) represents a significant challenge for the treatment of patients with hemophilia A. Current paradigms indicate that neutralizing antibodies against FVIII (inhibitors) occur through a classical CD4 T cell, germinal ... ...

    Abstract Humoral immunity to factor VIII (FVIII) represents a significant challenge for the treatment of patients with hemophilia A. Current paradigms indicate that neutralizing antibodies against FVIII (inhibitors) occur through a classical CD4 T cell, germinal center (GC) dependent process. However, clinical observations suggest that the nature of the immune response to FVIII may differ between patients. While some patients produce persistent low or high inhibitor titers, others generate a transient response. Moreover, FVIII reactive memory B cells are only detectable in some patients with sustained inhibitor titers. The determinants regulating the type of immune response a patient develops, let alone how the immune response differs in these patients remains incompletely understood. One hypothesis is that polymorphisms within immunoregulatory genes alter the underlying immune response to FVIII, and thereby the inhibitor response. Consistent with this, studies report that inhibitor titers to FVIII differ in animals with the same
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Factor VIII ; Germinal Center/metabolism ; Hemophilia A ; Hemostatics ; Humans ; Mice
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Hemostatics ; Factor VIII (9001-27-8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2022.880829
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  9. Article: Engineering a Therapeutic Protein to Enhance the Study of Anti-Drug Immunity.

    Zerra, Patricia E / Parker, Ernest T / Baldwin, Wallace Hunter / Healey, John F / Patel, Seema R / McCoy, James W / Cox, Courtney / Stowell, Sean R / Meeks, Shannon L

    Biomedicines

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 7

    Abstract: The development of anti-drug antibodies represents a significant barrier to the utilization of protein-based therapies for a wide variety of diseases. While the rate of antibody formation can vary depending on the therapeutic employed and the target ... ...

    Abstract The development of anti-drug antibodies represents a significant barrier to the utilization of protein-based therapies for a wide variety of diseases. While the rate of antibody formation can vary depending on the therapeutic employed and the target patient population receiving the drug, the antigen-specific immune response underlying the development of anti-drug antibodies often remains difficult to define. This is especially true for patients with hemophilia A who, following exposure, develop antibodies against the coagulation factor, factor VIII (FVIII). Models capable of studying this response in an antigen-specific manner have been lacking. To overcome this challenge, we engineered FVIII to contain a peptide (323-339) from the model antigen ovalbumin (OVA), a very common tool used to study antigen-specific immunity. FVIII with an OVA peptide (FVIII-OVA) retained clotting activity and possessed the ability to activate CD4 T cells specific to OVA
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2720867-9
    ISSN 2227-9059
    ISSN 2227-9059
    DOI 10.3390/biomedicines10071724
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  10. Article: Contribution of A1 subunit residue Q316 in thrombin-activated factor VIII to A2 subunit dissociation.

    Parker, Ernest T / Lollar, Pete

    Biochemistry

    2007  Volume 46, Issue 34, Page(s) 9737–9742

    Abstract: Blood coagulation factor VIII (fVIII) is activated by thrombin to form an A1/A2/A3-C1-C2 heterotrimer, which functions as a cofactor for factor IXa during intrinsic pathway factor X activation. Human thrombin-activated fVIII (fVIIIa) decays rapidly ... ...

    Abstract Blood coagulation factor VIII (fVIII) is activated by thrombin to form an A1/A2/A3-C1-C2 heterotrimer, which functions as a cofactor for factor IXa during intrinsic pathway factor X activation. Human thrombin-activated fVIII (fVIIIa) decays rapidly because of first-order dissociation of the A2 subunit, which may function to regulate the coagulation mechanism. The three fVIII A domains each consist of two cupredoxin-like subdomains. Substitution of the COOH-terminal A1 subdomain of porcine fVIIIa, which decays more slowly than human fVIIIa, reduces the dissociation rate constant for fVIIIa decay. Examination of a human fVIII A1-A2-A3 homology model [Pemberton, S., et al. (1997) Blood 89, 2413-2421) revealed a possible interaction between Q316 in the FG helix of the COOH-terminal A1 subdomain and M539 in the FG helix of the NH2-terminal A2 subdomain, which are sites where human and porcine fVIII differ. Decays of purified recombinant human and porcine fVIIIa and the human fVIIIa mutants Q316H, M539L and Q316H/M539L were compared at 23 and 37 degrees C. The decay rates of the Q316H and Q316H/M539L mutants, but not the M539L mutant, were significantly slower than human fVIIIa. These results indicate that the FG helix of the COOH-terminal A1 cupredoxin-like subdomain of fVIII may be under selective pressure by the requirements of hemostatic balance.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Sequence ; Factor VIIIa/chemistry ; Factor VIIIa/genetics ; Factor VIIIa/metabolism ; Humans ; Kinetics ; Models, Chemical ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation/genetics ; Protein Binding ; Protein Structure, Tertiary ; Protein Subunits ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Thrombin/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Protein Subunits ; Factor VIIIa (72175-66-7) ; Thrombin (EC 3.4.21.5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-08-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1108-3
    ISSN 1520-4995 ; 0006-2960
    ISSN (online) 1520-4995
    ISSN 0006-2960
    DOI 10.1021/bi700941w
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