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CURRENT OPINION IN HEMATOLOGY
卷 27, 期 5, 页码 320-326出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MOH.0000000000000602
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a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type one repeats; member 13; diagnosis; management; structure; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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- European Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Horizon2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Innovative training network PROFILE grant) [675746]
- Fund for scientific research - applied biomedical research with a primary social finality (FWO-TBM) [T002918N]
Purpose of review Fundamental knowledge on the role of a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type one repeats, member 13 (ADAMTS13) has been crucial to better understand the pathophysiology of the rare and life-threatening disease thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Recent findings ADAMTS13 works through a molecular zipper mechanism to proteolyze its substrate von Willebrand factor (VWF). Recent insights into the structure and function of ADAMTS13 led to the identification of an allosteric activation mechanism. Therefore, ADAMTS13 is roughly folded in two in which the N-terminal spacer (S) domain and C-terminal T7-CUB2 domains interact to adopt a closed conformation. Upon substrate binding, ADAMTS13 adopts an open conformation in which the S-T7-CUB2 interaction is abrogated to further position VWF towards the catalytic cleft, inducing activation of the latent metalloprotease domain and resulting in cleavage of VWF. Unravelling the structure function relationship of ADAMTS13 helped identifying open ADAMTS13 as a novel and unique biomarker for immune-mediated TTP (iTTP). This novel biomarker has potential in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of iTTP. In this review, the most recent findings on the structure and working mechanism of ADAMTS13 are addressed. In addition, how those findings led to the identification of a novel biomarker, and how this novel biomarker could have an impact on the diagnosis, management and follow-up of iTTP patients are discussed.
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