The structural basis for the functional comparability of factor VIII and the long-acting variant recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein.
Leksa, N.C., Chiu, P.L., Bou-Assaf, G.M., Quan, C., Liu, Z., Goodman, A.B., Chambers, M.G., Tsutakawa, S.E., Hammel, M., Peters, R.T., Walz, T., Kulman, J.D.(2017) J Thromb Haemost 15: 1167-1179
- PubMed: 28397397 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.13700
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5K8D - PubMed Abstract: 
Essentials Recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) Fc fusion protein has a 1.5-fold longer half-life than rFVIII. Five orthogonal methods were used to characterize the structure of rFVIIIFc compared to rFVIII. The C-terminal Fc fusion does not perturb the structure of FVIII in rFVIIIFc. The FVIII and Fc components of rFVIIIFc are flexibly tethered and functionally independent.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Biogen, Cambridge, MA, USA.