Staphylokinase-annexin XI chimera exhibited efficient in vitro thrombolytic activities

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2007 May;71(5):1122-9. doi: 10.1271/bbb.60279. Epub 2007 May 7.

Abstract

Annexins (ANXs) are a family of calcium dependent phospholipid binding proteins. Phospholipids such as phosphatidylserine are rapidly exposed on the surfaces of injured endothelial cells, activated platelets, and apoptotic cells in a large number of disorders. In this study, annexin V and XI (ANXV and ANXXI) were individually fused to the C-terminal of staphylokinase (SAK), a fibrin-selective thrombolytic protein, to form chimeras for evaluation of their in-vitro thrombolytic activities. The two chimeras were found to have plasminogen activation activity of comparable efficiency. When the chimeras were challenged under higher concentrations of plasmin for 1 h, hydrolysis of them into moieties was not seen on SDS-PAGE. In two thrombolytic assays, SAK-ANXXI was found to resolve both platelet rich plasma (PRP) clots and platelet poor plasma (PPP) clots with an efficiency similar to that of SAK. However, SAK-ANXV showed significantly reduced efficiency. With regard to anticoagulation ability, SAK-ANXXI was also found to have a stronger effect on dose-dependent extension of clotting time among the four tested proteins. The unique long N-terminal tail of ANXXI, composed of 202 residues, in contrast to the 16 residues of ANXV, probably served successfully to dispatch two moieties to function properly in a complicated microenvironment. Hence, a new option other than the most committed ANXV for the ANX based chimera without elaboration of linker construction is presented.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Annexins / chemistry
  • Annexins / genetics
  • Annexins / isolation & purification
  • Annexins / metabolism*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / metabolism
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Histidine / chemistry
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Kinetics
  • Metalloendopeptidases / chemistry
  • Metalloendopeptidases / genetics
  • Metalloendopeptidases / isolation & purification
  • Metalloendopeptidases / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plasminogen / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics

Substances

  • Annexins
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Histidine
  • Plasminogen
  • Metalloendopeptidases
  • auR protein, Staphylococcus aureus