The impaired polymerization of fibrinogen Longmont (Bβ166Arg→Cys) is not improved by removal of disulfide-linked dimers from a mixture of dimers and cysteine-linked monomers
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 98 (3), 661-666
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v98.3.661
Abstract
This study identified a new substitution in the Bβ chain of an abnormal fibrinogen, denoted Longmont, where the residue Arg166 was changed to Cys. The variant was discovered in a young woman with an episode of severe hemorrhage at childbirth and a subsequent mild bleeding disorder. The neo-Cys residues were always found to be disulfide-bridged to either an isolated Cys amino acid or to the corresponding Cys residue of another abnormal fibrinogen molecule, forming dimers. Removing the dimeric molecules using gel filtration did not correct the fibrin polymerization defect. Fibrinogen Longmont had normal fibrinopeptide A and B release and a functional polymerization site “a.” Thus, the sites “A” and “a” can interact to form protofibrils, as evidenced by dynamic light-scattering measurements. These protofibrils, however, were unable to associate in the normal manner of lateral aggregation, leading to abnormal clot formation, as shown by an impaired increase in turbidity. Therefore, it is concluded that the substitution of Arg166→Cys-Cys alters fibrinogen Longmont polymerization by disrupting interactions that are critical for normal lateral association of protofibrils.Keywords
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