Summary: Staphylokinase/Streptokinase family
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Streptokinase Edit Wikipedia article
| Streptokinase C | |
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| Complex of Catalytic Domain of Human Plasmin and Streptokinase; structure derived from PDB file 1BML. | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | skc |
| Entrez | 8110746 |
| PDB | 1BML |
| UniProt | P00779 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 3.4.24.29 |
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| Structure of staphylokinase, a plasminogen activator.[1] | |||||||||
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| Symbol | Staphylokinase | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF02821 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR004093 | ||||||||
| SCOP | 2sak | ||||||||
| SUPERFAMILY | 2sak | ||||||||
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Streptokinase (SK), a protein secreted by several species of streptococci can bind and activate human plasminogen. SK is used as an effective and inexpensive thrombolysis medication in some cases of myocardial infarction (heart attack)[2] and pulmonary embolism.[3] Streptokinase belongs to a group of medications known as fibrinolytics, and complexes of streptokinase with human plasminogen can hydrolytically activate other unbound plasminogen by activating through bond cleavage to produce plasmin. There are three domains to Streptokinase, denoted α (residues 1–150), β (residues 151–287), and γ (residues 288–414). Each domain binds plasminogen, although none can activate plasminogen independently.[4]
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[edit] Mechanism of action
Plasmin is produced in the blood to break down fibrin, the major constituent of blood thrombi, therefore dissolving clots once they have fulfilled their purpose in stopping bleeding. Extra production of plasmin caused by streptokinase breaks down unwanted blood clots, for example, in the lungs (pulmonary embolism). The usual activation of Plasminogen (Plgn) is by proteolysis of the Arg561—Val562 bond.[5] The amino group of Val562 then forms a salt-bridge with Asp740, which triggers a conformational change producing the active protease Plasmin (Pm). When (SK) is present, it binds to Plgn to form a complex (SK. Plgn) that converts substrate Plgn to Pm. Residues 1–59 of SK regulate its capacity to induce an active site in bound Pg by a nonproteolytic mechanism and to activate substrate Pg in a fibrin-independent manner. This complex subsequently rearranges to an active complex although the Arg561–Val562 bond remains intact. Therefore another residue must substitute for the free amino group of Val562 and provide a counterion for Asp740 in this active complex.[6] Two candidates for this counterion have been suggested: Ile1 of streptokinase and Lys698 of Plgn. Deletion of Ile1 of SK markedly inhibits its capacity to induce an active site in plasminogen, which supports the hypothesis that establishment of a salt bridge between Ile1 of SK and Asp740 of plasminogen is necessary for SK to induce an active site in plasminogen by a nonproteolytic mechanism.[7] In contrast with the Ile1 substitutions, the Lys698 mutations also decreased the dissociation constant of the SK complex by 15 to 50 fold. These observations suggest that Lys698 is involved in formation of the initial SK·Plgn complex.[8]
[edit] Administration
It is given intravenously as soon as possible after the onset of a heart attack to dissolve clots in the arteries of the heart wall. Thus it reduces the amount of damage to the heart muscle. As Streptokinase is a bacterial product, the body has the ability to build up an immunity to it. Therefore, it is recommended that this medication should not be used again after four days from the first administration, as it may not be as effective and can also cause an allergic reaction. For this reason, it is usually given only for a person's first heart attack. Further thrombotic events could be treated with Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Overdose of streptokinase or tPA can be treated with aminocaproic acid.
| Condition | Prothrombin time | Partial thromboplastin time | Bleeding time | Platelet count |
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| Vitamin K deficiency or warfarin | Prolonged | Normal or mildly prolonged | Unaffected | Unaffected |
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | Prolonged | Prolonged | Prolonged | Decreased |
| Von Willebrand disease | Unaffected | Prolonged | Prolonged | Unaffected |
| Hemophilia | Unaffected | Prolonged | Unaffected | Unaffected |
| Aspirin | Unaffected | Unaffected | Prolonged | Unaffected |
| Thrombocytopenia | Unaffected | Unaffected | Prolonged | Decreased |
| Liver failure, early | Prolonged | Unaffected | Unaffected | Unaffected |
| Liver failure, end-stage | Prolonged | Prolonged | Prolonged | Decreased |
| Uremia | Unaffected | Unaffected | Prolonged | Unaffected |
| Congenital afibrinogenemia | Prolonged | Prolonged | Prolonged | Unaffected |
| Factor V deficiency | Prolonged | Prolonged | Unaffected | Unaffected |
| Factor X deficiency as seen in amyloid purpura | Prolonged | Prolonged | Unaffected | Unaffected |
| Glanzmann's thrombasthenia | Unaffected | Unaffected | Prolonged | Unaffected |
| Bernard-Soulier syndrome | Unaffected | Unaffected | Prolonged | Decreased or unaffected |
| Factor XII deficiency | Unaffected | Prolonged | Unaffected | Unaffected |
[edit] Current research applications
Streptokinase may find a use in helping to prevent postoperative adhesions, a common complication of surgery, especially abdominal surgery (appendectomy, gall stones, hysterectomy, etc.) One study using animal models (rats) found that when used with a PHBV membrane drug-delivery system, it was 90 percent effective in preventing adhesions.[9]
[edit] Marketing
It is marketed in Chile as Streptase by Alpes Selection, under license of ZLB Behring from Marburg, Germany.
Available in Viet Nam under the name Mutose. Available in Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador and other Latin American countries under the trademark Heberkinasa, commercialized by Heber Biotech, Havana, Cuba. Available in India under the name STPase by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited.
[edit] References
- ^ Rabijns A, De Bondt HL, De Ranter C (May 1997). "Three-dimensional structure of staphylokinase, a plasminogen activator with therapeutic potential". Nat. Struct. Biol. 4 (5): 357–60. doi:10.1038/nsb0597-357. PMID 9145104.
- ^ Sikri N, Bardia A (2007). "A history of streptokinase use in acute myocardial infarction". Tex Heart Inst J 34 (3): 318–27. PMC 1995058. PMID 17948083. //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1995058/.
- ^ Meneveau N, Schiele F, Vuillemenot A, et al. (July 1997). "Streptokinase vs alteplase in massive pulmonary embolism. A randomized trial assessing right heart haemodynamics and pulmonary vascular obstruction". Eur. Heart J. 18 (7): 1141–8. PMID 9243149. http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9243149.
- ^ Mundada L, Prorok, M (2003). "Structure-Function Analysis of Streptokinase Amino Terminus". Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (3): 24421–24427. doi:10.1074/jbc.M301825200. PMID 5746739. http://www.jbc.org/content/278/27/24421.full.
- ^ Young, K Shi, G (1997). "Plasminogen Activation by Streptokinase iva a Unique Mechanism". Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital 34 (3): 1–13. PMID 5643782. http://www.jbs.org/content/273/5/3/3110.full.[dead link]
- ^ Loy, J, Lin,X (2001). "Domain Interactions between Streptokinase and Human Plasminogen". Biochemistry 48 (3): 14686–14695. doi:10.1021/bio11309d. PMID 45675. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/bio11309d?cookieSet=1.
- ^ Wang, S, Reed, GL, Hedstrom, L (1999). "Deletion of Ile1 changes the mechanism of streptokinase: evidence for the molecular sexuality hypothesis". Biochemistry 38 (16): 5232–5240. doi:10.1021/bi981915h. PMID 10213631. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bi981915h.
- ^ Wang X, Lin X (1998). "Crystal Structure of Catalytic Domain of Human Plasmin Complexed with Streptokinase". Science Magazine 281 (3): 1662–1665. PMID 76543. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/281/5383/1662.
- ^ A. Yagmurlu, M. Barlas, I. Gursel, I.H. Gokcora (2003). "Reduction of Surgery-Induced Peritoneal Adhesions by Continuous Release of Streptokinase from a Drug Delivery System". Eur Surg Res 35 (1): 46–49. doi:10.1159/000067035. PMID 12566787.
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Rabijns A, De Bondt HL, De Ranter C; , Nat Struct Biol 1997;4:357-360.: Three-dimensional structure of staphylokinase, a plasminogen activator with therapeutic potential. PUBMED:9145104 EPMC:9145104
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| PANDIT: | PF02821 |
| Pseudofam: | PF02821 |
| SCOP: | 2sak |
| SYSTERS: | Staphylokinase |
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InterPro entry IPR004093
Staphylokinases and streptokinases are not proteases. They are involved in plasminogen activation. The three-dimensional structure of streptokinase is believed to contain two independently folded domains, each homologous to serine proteases [PUBMED:6760891].Gene Ontology
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| Molecular function | serine-type endopeptidase activity (GO:0004252) |
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| Seed source: | PDB |
| Previous IDs: | none |
| Type: | Domain |
| Author: | Bateman A, Griffiths-Jones SR |
| Number in seed: | 11 |
| Number in full: | 458 |
| Average length of the domain: | 122.40 aa |
| Average identity of full alignment: | 32 % |
| Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 79.68 % |
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