The spontaneous mutation of the gene vkorc1 in humans and rats : reality’s resistance

The antivitamines K (AVKs) are molecules which can be inhibiting the activation of PVKDs, preventing or delaying the blood clotting. Today, the treatment by AVKs is the first cause of iatrogenic accidents medicated in humans. In addition, the benefits are significantly higher than the risk so they are used to control the populations of rodent pests. The AVKs are acting as inhibitor for the enzyme VKORC1. The phenomena of hypersensitivity and the resistance to AVKs have been emerged and several spontaneous mutations have been discovered in the gene vkorc1. These mutations were associated with resistance despite the fact that this link has been never been demonstrated. The objective of this work is to confirm or deny these causal links. This study helps to demonstrate the responsibility of the mutations Leu120Gln, Leu128Gln and Tyr139Phe, Ser or Cys in the emergence of the phenotype resistant to AVKs 1ST generation among the wild rat. The catalytic property explains the biological cost associated with the emergence of this resistance in some strains of wild rats. Thus, the mutations at position 139 are responsible for the misappropriation of the catalysis with majority production of hydroxyvitamine K which is directly consumable by the body. In humans, 29 mutations out of 30 have been characterized. While these mutations have been observed in patients resistant to AVKs, the causality of these mutations has been demonstrated only for 6 mutations (Ala26Pro, Val41Ser, Val54Leu, His68Tyr, Ile123Asn, Phe139His) and the other mutations would not be responsible for the phenotype observed

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Source https://theses.hal.science/tel-00866731
Author Hodroge, Ahmed
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 9, 2026, 14:14 (UTC)
Created May 9, 2026, 14:14 (UTC)
Identifier NNT: 2011LYO10281
Language fr
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contributor Mycotoxines et Toxicologie Comparée des Xénobiotiques (MET) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon (ENVL)
creator Hodroge, Ahmed
date 2011-12-13T00:00:00
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