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== Introduction ==

Vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) is the enzyme responsible for regenerating vitamin K from vitamin K epoxide to support blood coagulation.

[[Image:Vitamin_k_cycle_5.jpg|~~300~~ px|left|thumb|'''Figure 1. Vitamin K Cycle''' The three states of Vitamin K are shown along with important enzymes, including VKOR. ]]

[[Image:Vitamin_k_cycle_5.jpg|350 px|left|thumb|'''Figure 1. Vitamin K Cycle''' The three states of Vitamin K are shown along with important enzymes, including VKOR. ]]

=== Vitamin K Cycle ===

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K Vitamin K] is essential for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coagulation#Coagulation_cascade blood clotting] in the body<ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref>. The fully reduced form, KH2, is used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-glutamyl_carboxylase#:~:text=Gamma-glutamyl%20carboxylase%20is%20an%20enzyme%20that%20catalyzes%20the,of%20the%20encoded%20enzyme%20is%20essential%20for%20hemostasis gamma-glutamyl carboxylase] to carboxylate protein-bound glutamate residues in blood clotting cofactor precursors <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. After carboxylation, the clotting cofactors (such as [https://proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Thrombin prothrombin]) can bind to calcium and can proceed to the coagulation cascade <ref name="Swanson">PMID:6758841</ref>. During this process, KH2 becomes oxidized to Vitamin K epoxide, or KO <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. ~~Vitamin K epoxide reductase, abbreviated~~ VKOR, turns the epoxide back to the fully reduced form so the reduced form can be used again. This transformation happens in two steps: 1) converting the epoxide to the partially oxidized Vitamin K quinone and 2) converting the quinone to the fully reduced hydroquinone (KH2) (Figure 1) <ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref>.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K Vitamin K] is essential for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coagulation#Coagulation_cascade blood clotting] in the body and is recycled by means of the Vitamin K Cycle <ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref> (Fiugre 1). The fully reduced form, KH2, is used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-glutamyl_carboxylase#:~:text=Gamma-glutamyl%20carboxylase%20is%20an%20enzyme%20that%20catalyzes%20the,of%20the%20encoded%20enzyme%20is%20essential%20for%20hemostasis gamma-glutamyl carboxylase] to carboxylate protein-bound glutamate residues in blood clotting cofactor precursors <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. After carboxylation, the clotting cofactors (such as [https://proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Thrombin prothrombin]) can bind to calcium and can proceed to the coagulation cascade <ref name="Swanson">PMID:6758841</ref>. During this process, KH2 becomes oxidized to Vitamin K epoxide, or KO <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. VKOR turns the epoxide back to the fully reduced form so the reduced form can be used again. This transformation happens in two steps: 1) converting the epoxide to the partially oxidized Vitamin K quinone and 2) converting the quinone to the fully reduced hydroquinone (KH2) (Figure 1) <ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref>.

[[Image:VKOR_in_membrane.jpg|~~200~~ px|right|thumb|'''Figure 2. VKOR in Membrane''' Transmembrane helices are teal. The tan sections are the loops (loop 1, beta hairpin, cap loop, 3-4 loop). The cap helix is light blue and the anchor is dark blue.]]

[[Image:VKOR_in_membrane.jpg|300 px|right|thumb|'''Figure 2. VKOR in Membrane''' Transmembrane helices are teal. The tan sections are the loops (loop 1, beta hairpin, cap loop, 3-4 loop). The cap helix is light blue and the anchor is dark blue.]]

==Protein Structure==

=== Structural Overview ===

VKOR consists of four <scene name='90/904330/Transmembranehelices1/5'>transmembrane helices</scene> embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Helices one and two are <scene name='90/904330/Betahairpin2/3'>connected</scene> by Loop 1 and the beta hairpin region which contains two of the active cysteines, Cys43 and Cys51; these cysteines, along with Cys132 and Cys135, are essential for reduction and structural changes discussed in the next section<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. VKOR also has a <scene name='90/904330/Capdomain/3'>cap domain</scene> consisting of a helix, loop, and anchor. The anchor ~~serves to attach~~ the cap domain to the ER membrane ~~for stabilization~~<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The loop helps stabilize one of the substrate-binding amino acids, Asn80<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The helix is involved in stabilization of certain disulfide bonds and structural changes as part of the catalytic cycle discussed below<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.

VKOR consists of four <scene name='90/904330/Transmembranehelices1/5'>transmembrane helices</scene> embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane (Figure 2). Helices one and two are <scene name='90/904330/Betahairpin2/3'>connected</scene> by Loop 1 and the beta hairpin region which contains two of the active cysteines, Cys43 and Cys51; these cysteines, along with Cys132 and Cys135, are essential for reduction and structural changes discussed in the next section<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. VKOR also has a <scene name='90/904330/Capdomain/3'>cap domain</scene> consisting of a helix, loop, and anchor. The anchor stabilizes the cap domain by attaching it to the surface of the ER membrane<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The loop helps stabilize one of the substrate-binding amino acids, Asn80<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The helix is involved in stabilization of certain disulfide bonds and structural changes as part of the catalytic cycle discussed below<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.

=== Author's Note ===

In order to deduce VKOR structures, Liu <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref> and colleagues used various strategies worthy of note. They incorporated a barrel-like domain that is not part of the catalytic VKOR protein to help with stability during experimentation. In some ~~conformations~~, a catalytic cysteine was mutated to serine to force the reaction to stop with VKOR in that certain conformation. Also, due to stability issues, some of ~~Liu's~~ experiments used human VKOR and others used VKOR of ''Takifugu rubripes'' which is similar to humans. The barrel domain has been removed ~~for~~ this page and the amino acids renumbered to more closely match the published numbering in the referenced article <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.

In order to deduce VKOR structures, Liu <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref> and colleagues used various strategies worthy of note. They incorporated a barrel-like domain that is not part of the catalytic VKOR protein to help with stability during experimentation. In some of the resolved structures, a catalytic cysteine was mutated to serine to force the reaction to stop with VKOR in that certain conformation. Also, due to stability issues, some of the experiments used human VKOR and others used VKOR of ''Takifugu rubripes'' which is similar to humans. The barrel domain has been removed from all structures used in this page and the amino acids renumbered to more closely match the published numbering in the referenced article <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.

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 == Introduction ==
 Vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) is the enzyme responsible for regenerating vitamin K from vitamin K epoxide to support blood coagulation.
-[[Image:Vitamin_k_cycle_5.jpg|300 px|left|thumb|'''Figure 1. Vitamin K Cycle''' The three states of Vitamin K are shown along with important enzymes, including VKOR. ]]
+[[Image:Vitamin_k_cycle_5.jpg|350 px|left|thumb|'''Figure 1. Vitamin K Cycle''' The three states of Vitamin K are shown along with important enzymes, including VKOR. ]]
 === Vitamin K Cycle ===
-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K Vitamin K] is essential for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coagulation#Coagulation_cascade blood clotting] in the body<ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref>. The fully reduced form, KH2, is used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-glutamyl_carboxylase#:~:text=Gamma-glutamyl%20carboxylase%20is%20an%20enzyme%20that%20catalyzes%20the,of%20the%20encoded%20enzyme%20is%20essential%20for%20hemostasis gamma-glutamyl carboxylase] to carboxylate protein-bound glutamate residues in blood clotting cofactor precursors <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. After carboxylation, the clotting cofactors (such as [https://proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Thrombin prothrombin]) can bind to calcium and can proceed to the coagulation cascade <ref name="Swanson">PMID:6758841</ref>. During this process, KH2 becomes oxidized to Vitamin K epoxide, or KO <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. Vitamin K epoxide reductase, abbreviated VKOR, turns the epoxide back to the fully reduced form so the reduced form can be used again. This transformation happens in two steps: 1) converting the epoxide to the partially oxidized Vitamin K quinone and 2) converting the quinone to the fully reduced hydroquinone (KH2) (Figure 1) <ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref>.
+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K Vitamin K] is essential for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coagulation#Coagulation_cascade blood clotting] in the body and is recycled by means of the Vitamin K Cycle <ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref> (Fiugre 1). The fully reduced form, KH2, is used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-glutamyl_carboxylase#:~:text=Gamma-glutamyl%20carboxylase%20is%20an%20enzyme%20that%20catalyzes%20the,of%20the%20encoded%20enzyme%20is%20essential%20for%20hemostasis gamma-glutamyl carboxylase] to carboxylate protein-bound glutamate residues in blood clotting cofactor precursors <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. After carboxylation, the clotting cofactors (such as [https://proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Thrombin prothrombin]) can bind to calcium and can proceed to the coagulation cascade <ref name="Swanson">PMID:6758841</ref>. During this process, KH2 becomes oxidized to Vitamin K epoxide, or KO <ref name="Blanchard">PMID:6165889</ref>. VKOR turns the epoxide back to the fully reduced form so the reduced form can be used again. This transformation happens in two steps: 1) converting the epoxide to the partially oxidized Vitamin K quinone and 2) converting the quinone to the fully reduced hydroquinone (KH2) (Figure 1) <ref name="Stafford">PMID:16102054</ref>.
-[[Image:VKOR_in_membrane.jpg|200 px|right|thumb|'''Figure 2. VKOR in Membrane''' Transmembrane helices are teal. The tan sections are the loops (loop 1, beta hairpin, cap loop, 3-4 loop). The cap helix is light blue and the anchor is dark blue.]]
+[[Image:VKOR_in_membrane.jpg|300 px|right|thumb|'''Figure 2. VKOR in Membrane''' Transmembrane helices are teal. The tan sections are the loops (loop 1, beta hairpin, cap loop, 3-4 loop). The cap helix is light blue and the anchor is dark blue.]]
+==Protein Structure==
 === Structural Overview ===
-VKOR consists of four <scene name='90/904330/Transmembranehelices1/5'>transmembrane helices</scene> embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Helices one and two are <scene name='90/904330/Betahairpin2/3'>connected</scene> by <b><span class="text-brown">Loop 1</span></b> and the <b><span class="text-orange">beta hairpin</span></b> region which contains two of the active cysteines, Cys43 and Cys51; these cysteines, along with Cys132 and Cys135, are essential for reduction and structural changes discussed in the next section<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. VKOR also has a <scene name='90/904330/Capdomain/3'>cap domain</scene> consisting of a <b><span class="text-blue">helix</span></b>, <b><span class="text-lightmagenta">loop</span></b>, and <b><span class="text-olive">anchor</span></b>. The <b><span class="text-olive">anchor</span></b> serves to attach the cap domain to the ER membrane for stabilization<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The <b><span class="text-lightmagenta">loop</span></b> helps stabilize one of the substrate-binding amino acids, Asn80<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The <b><span class="text-blue">helix</span></b> is involved in stabilization of certain disulfide bonds and structural changes as part of the catalytic cycle discussed below<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.
+VKOR consists of four <scene name='90/904330/Transmembranehelices1/5'>transmembrane helices</scene> embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane (Figure 2). Helices one and two are <scene name='90/904330/Betahairpin2/3'>connected</scene> by <b><span class="text-brown">Loop 1</span></b> and the <b><span class="text-orange">beta hairpin</span></b> region which contains two of the active cysteines, Cys43 and Cys51; these cysteines, along with Cys132 and Cys135, are essential for reduction and structural changes discussed in the next section<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. VKOR also has a <scene name='90/904330/Capdomain/3'>cap domain</scene> consisting of a <b><span class="text-blue">helix</span></b>, <b><span class="text-lightmagenta">loop</span></b>, and <b><span class="text-olive">anchor</span></b>. The <b><span class="text-olive">anchor</span></b> stabilizes the cap domain by attaching it to the surface of the ER membrane<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The <b><span class="text-lightmagenta">loop</span></b> helps stabilize one of the substrate-binding amino acids, Asn80<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>. The <b><span class="text-blue">helix</span></b> is involved in stabilization of certain disulfide bonds and structural changes as part of the catalytic cycle discussed below<ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.
 === Author's Note ===
-In order to deduce VKOR structures, Liu <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref> and colleagues used various strategies worthy of note. They incorporated a barrel-like domain that is not part of the catalytic VKOR protein to help with stability during experimentation. In some conformations, a catalytic cysteine was mutated to serine to force the reaction to stop with VKOR in that certain conformation. Also, due to stability issues, some of Liu's experiments used human VKOR and others used VKOR of ''Takifugu rubripes'' which is similar to humans. The barrel domain has been removed for this page and the amino acids renumbered to more closely match the published numbering in the referenced article <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.
+In order to deduce VKOR structures, Liu <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref> and colleagues used various strategies worthy of note. They incorporated a barrel-like domain that is not part of the catalytic VKOR protein to help with stability during experimentation. In some of the resolved structures, a catalytic cysteine was mutated to serine to force the reaction to stop with VKOR in that certain conformation. Also, due to stability issues, some of the experiments used human VKOR and others used VKOR of ''Takifugu rubripes'' which is similar to humans. The barrel domain has been removed from all structures used in this page and the amino acids renumbered to more closely match the published numbering in the referenced article <ref name="Liu">PMID:33154105</ref>.
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