2015
Dimeric Organization of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII bound to Lipid Nanotubes
Dalm D, Galaz-Montoya J, Miller J, Grushin K, Villalobos A, Koyfman A, Schmid M, Stoilova-McPhie S. Dimeric Organization of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII bound to Lipid Nanotubes. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 11212. PMID: 26082135, PMCID: PMC4469981, DOI: 10.1038/srep11212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-bound factor VIIIMembrane-binding domainCryo-electron microscopyMembrane-bound structuresSerine protease factor IXaDeficiency of FVIIIDimeric organizationSubtomogram averagingComplex assemblyHelical reconstructionLipid nanotubesCritical functionsFactor IXaBlood coagulationBlood coagulation factor VIIIStructural informationCrystal structureCritical stepPlatelet membranesPlatelet surfaceSevere bleeding disorderCoagulation factor VIIIIntermediate resolutionBleeding disorderMembrane
2014
Lack of recombinant factor VIII B‐domain induces phospholipid vesicle aggregation: implications for the immunogenicity of factor VIII
Grushin K, Miller J, Dalm D, Parker E, Healey J, Lollar P, Stoilova-McPhie S. Lack of recombinant factor VIII B‐domain induces phospholipid vesicle aggregation: implications for the immunogenicity of factor VIII. Haemophilia 2014, 20: 723-731. PMID: 24750465, PMCID: PMC4149818, DOI: 10.1111/hae.12421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFVIII formsB domainFVIII-BDDPhospholipid vesicle aggregationFactor VIII B domainCryo-electron microscopyMembrane-bound statePhospholipid vesiclesMembrane-bound formSerine protease factor IXaPhysiological conditionsFVIII B domainSecondary structure distributionCryo-EMVesicle aggregationBiophysical propertiesCircular dichroismProtein therapeuticsVesiclesTenase complexPhospholipid membranesPlatelet surfaceHuman factor VIIIFactor IXaHereditary bleeding disorders