IntroductionIntroduction

Antithrombin and thrombin interactions play an important role in multiple functions. Interestingly, an heparin or polysaccharides can regulate the function of antithrombin to different signaling. [1]

Heparin Binding site on antithrombin

Green scene 1 will be a antithrombin specific site for binding heparin

Green scene 2 will be the complex with heparin

The mechanism of heparin regulating antithrombin thrombin interaction

Green scene 1 will be the interface between AT and thrombin

Green scene 2 will be the the interface structure plus heparin


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ReferencesReferences

  1. Johnson DJ, Huntington JA. Crystal structure of antithrombin in a heparin-bound intermediate state. Biochemistry. 2003 Jul 29;42(29):8712-9. PMID:12873131 doi:10.1021/bi034524y