Doisy Fund of the Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
United States
Childrens Discovery Institute of Washington University and St. Louis Childrens Hospital
CDI-CORE-2015-505 and CDI-CORE-2019-813
United States
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
3770
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIH/NIDDK)
DK020579
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)
CA091842
United States
Citation
Journal: J Thromb Haemost / Year: 2026 Title: Structural determination of lipid-bound Factor VIII. Authors: Bassem M Mohammed Abstract: BACKGROUND: Coagulation factor (F)VIII is the inactive precursor of FVIIIa, an essential component of the intrinsic tenase complex. Despite numerous structures of recombinant FVIII in solution, the ...BACKGROUND: Coagulation factor (F)VIII is the inactive precursor of FVIIIa, an essential component of the intrinsic tenase complex. Despite numerous structures of recombinant FVIII in solution, the structural basis of the procofactor-membrane interface remains poorly defined. Traditional liposome platforms require special grids and often suffer from heterogeneous particle distribution and overcrowding, precluding high-resolution single-particle analysis (SPA), while membrane mimetics, nanodiscs, are too planar posing significant biophysical challenges. OBJECTIVES: To establish a reproducible methodology for structural determination of membrane-bound coagulation factors and resolve the procofactor FVIII-lipid interface. METHODS: We used methylated branched lipids to compensate for membrane planarity and employed cryo-EM to solve the structure of FVIII bound to lipids. RESULTS: We resolved the cryo-EM structure of procofactor FVIII on nanodiscs and liposomes lipid membranes at 3.46 - 3.56 Å, respectively. Structural analysis reveals a definitive tilted docking ...RESULTS: We resolved the cryo-EM structure of procofactor FVIII on nanodiscs and liposomes lipid membranes at 3.46 - 3.56 Å, respectively. Structural analysis reveals a definitive tilted docking orientation where both C domains mediate shallow interfacial insertion with the C2 domain acts as the primary anchor and the C1 domain serves as a secondary tether. This spatial arrangement structurally explains the high clinical severity of C2-interface mutations compared to more moderate C1 surface mutations. CONCLUSION: Methylated branched lipids enable rapid, high-resolution characterization of membrane-associated clotting factors. This structure provides the first definitive template for the FVIII- ...CONCLUSION: Methylated branched lipids enable rapid, high-resolution characterization of membrane-associated clotting factors. This structure provides the first definitive template for the FVIII-lipid interface, serving as a benchmark for future studies on tenase complex assembly.
Model: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 300 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 20 sec. / Pretreatment - Atmosphere: AIR
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 95 % / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
TFS GLACIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 4185 / Average electron dose: 55.0 e/Å2 / Details: Cu R1.2/1.3
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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