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. 1990 Jan 15;265(2):327–336. doi: 10.1042/bj2650327

The contributions of Ca2+, phospholipids and tissue-factor apoprotein to the activation of human blood-coagulation factor X by activated factor VII.

V J Bom 1, R M Bertina 1
PMCID: PMC1136891  PMID: 2302175

Abstract

In the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation, Factor X is activated by a complex of tissue factor, factor VII(a) and Ca2+ ions. Using purified human coagulation factors and a sensitive spectrophotometric assay for Factor Xa, we could demonstrate activation of Factor X by Factor VIIa in the absence of tissue-factor apoprotein, phospholipids and Ca2+. This finding allowed a kinetic analysis of the contribution of each of the cofactors. Ca2+ stimulated the reaction rate 10-fold at an optimum of 6 mM (Vmax. of 1.1 x 10(-3) min-1) mainly by decreasing the Km of Factor X (to 11.4 microM). In the presence of Ca2+, 25 microM-phospholipid caused a 150-fold decrease of the apparent Km and a 2-fold increase of the apparent Vmax. of the reaction; however, both kinetic parameters increased with increasing phospholipid concentration. Tissue-factor apoprotein contributed to the reaction rate mainly by an increase of the Vmax., in both the presence (40,500-fold) and absence (4900-fold) of phospholipid. The formation of a ternary complex of Factor VIIa with tissue-factor apoprotein and phospholipid was responsible for a 15 million-fold increase in the catalytic efficiency of Factor X activation. The presence of Ca2+ was absolutely required for the stimulatory effects of phospholipid and apoprotein. The data fit a general model in which the Ca2(+)-dependent conformation allows Factor VIIa to bind tissue-factor apoprotein and/or a negatively charged phospholipid surface resulting into a decreased intrinsic Km and an increased Vmax. for the activation of fluid-phase Factor X.

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