Abstract
Common single-amino acid variations of proteins are traditionally regarded as functionally neutral polymorphisms because these substitutions are mostly located outside functionally relevant surfaces. In this study, we present an example of a functionally relevant coding sequence variation, which, as we show here, confers risk for large artery atherosclerotic stroke. The single-residue variation M1(A213V) in serpin family A member 1 (SERPINA1) [encoding alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT)] is situated outside the protease-reactive inhibitory loop and is found in a β-turn on the protein surface. We show that the Ala-to-Val exchange in the gate region of AAT alters its functional dynamics toward neutrophil elastase in the presence of complex lipid-containing plasma and also affects the overall structural flexibility of the protein.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3613-3618 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 14 |
Early online date | 6 Mar 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Apr 2017 |
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Catherine Sudlow
- Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences - Personal Chair of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology
- Usher Institute
- Edinburgh Neuroscience
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences - Chair of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology
- Centre for Medical Informatics
- Cerebrovascular Research Group
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