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. 2018 Mar 26;2(6):691–702. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017006775

Table 2.

Comparison of published VKOR inhibition data

Gebauer32 Tie et al34 Westhofen et al14 Tie et al35 Fregin et al36 Hammed et al17 Bevans et al33 Haque et al37 Present study Present study Present study
Expression system/cell line Rat liver microsomes HEK 293 HEK 293T HEK 293 WT and C1 KO HEK 293T P. pastoris P. pastoris HEK 293-C3 C1 KO and L1 KO HEK 293T C1 KO and L1 KO HEK 293T DKO HEK 293T
VKOR expression Endogenous Endogenous Overexpression of both VKOR enzymes Endogenous Overexpression of VKORC1 Overexpression of both VKOR enzymes Overexpression of VKORC1 Endogenous Endogenous Endogenous Overexpression of both VKOR enzymes
Type of measurement Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Indirect Direct Direct Indirect Indirect Indirect Indirect
Activity measurement K>O conversion FIXgla-PC K>O conversion FIXgla-PC FIX K>O conversion K>O conversion F9CH FIX FIX FIX
Reporter expression NA Stable NA Stable Transient NA NA Inducible, stable Transient Transient Transient
Substrate 25 mM K1>O 5 µM K1>O 50 µM K1>O 5 µM K1>O 10 µM K1 Up to 0.2 mM K1>O Up to 1 µM K1>O 50 nM K1 12 µM K1 12 µM K1>O 12 µM K1
Type of assay DTT assay ELISA DTT assay ELISA Clotting assay DTT assay DTT assay FACS Clotting assay Clotting assay Clotting assay
Discrimination between C1 and L1 No No Yes (but remaining endogenous activity) Yes (in KO cell line) Yes (but remaining endogenous activity) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Warfarin IC50 2.2 µM IC50 100 nM At 5 µM: C1: 53% inhibition L1: 29% inhibition IC50 < 50 nM IC50 25 nM Ki ratios: hL1/C1: 29× rL1/C1: 54× IC50 3-24 µM IC50 125 nM IC50: C1: 1.9 nM L1: 25.2 nM IC50: C1: 2.4 nM L1: 27 nM IC50: C1: 17.3 nM L1: 474 nM

Published data regarding inhibition of VKORC1 or VKORC1L1 by warfarin are summarized.

Ki, inhibitory constant.