Coagulation factor XIIIa cross-links amyloid ? into dimers and oligomers and to blood proteins.

ABSTRACT: In cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), the amyloid ? (A?) peptide deposits along the vascular lumen, leading to degeneration and dysfunction of surrounding tissues. Activated coagulation factor XIIIa (FXIIIa) covalently cross-links proteins in blood and vasculature, such as in blood clots and on the extracellular matrix. Although FXIIIa co-localizes with A? in CAA, the ability of FXIIIa to cross-link A? has not been demonstrated. Using Western blotting, kinetic assays, and microfluidic analyses, we show that FXIIIa covalently cross-links A?40 into dimers and oligomers (k cat/Km = 1.5 × 105 m-1s-1), as well as to fibrin, platelet proteins, and blood clots under flow in vitro A?40 also increased the stiffness of platelet-rich plasma clots in the presence of FXIIIa. These results suggest that FXIIIa-mediated cross-linking may contribute to the formation of A? deposits in CAA and Alzheimer's disease.

SUBMITTER: Hur WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6333891 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature