A) Proposed local secondary structure dynamics driven
affinity regulation base on what is currently understood about how VWD mutations
alter A1 domain structure and function [10–12,27,29–32,34]. Models of the A1 domain (PDB ID = 1AUQ [61]), generated with Mini-Protein MODelling
(MPMOD) [62] and rendered using UCSF
Chimera [63]. B & C)
Far-UV CD spectra and urea denaturations (Insets) of the A1
(panel B) and A1A2A3 (panel C) VWD variants studied by LTMS and HXMS.
B) wild-type A1 domain and VWD variants, P1337L, V1314D,
V1316M, G1324S, S1285F, F1369I, and reduced A1. Inset:
urea-induced unfolding of the proteins monitored at λ = 222nm.
C) wild-type, P1337L, V1314D and F1369I A1A2A3 tridomains.
Inset: urea-induced unfolding of the tridomains monitored
at λ = 222nm. A1 and A2 domain unfolding precedes unfolding of the A3
domain (arrows). Black = wild-type, Red =
type 2B VWD gain-of-function (GOF), Blue = type 2M VWD loss-of-function
(LOF). Far-UV CD data for the A1 domain in panel B was originally published in
[10].