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The secret life of kinases: functions beyond catalysis. Cell Commun Signal 2011; 9:23. [PMID: 22035226 PMCID: PMC3215182 DOI: 10.1186/1478-811x-9-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Protein phosphorylation participates in the regulation of all fundamental biological processes, and protein kinases have been intensively studied. However, while the focus was on catalytic activities, accumulating evidence suggests that non-catalytic properties of protein kinases are essential, and in some cases even sufficient for their functions. These non-catalytic functions include the scaffolding of protein complexes, the competition for protein interactions, allosteric effects on other enzymes, subcellular targeting, and DNA binding. This rich repertoire often is used to coordinate phosphorylation events and enhance the specificity of substrate phosphorylation, but also can adopt functions that do not rely on kinase activity. Here, we discuss such kinase independent functions of protein and lipid kinases focussing on kinases that play a role in the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and motility.
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P2 receptors and platelet function. Purinergic Signal 2011; 7:293-303. [PMID: 21792575 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-011-9247-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Following vessel wall injury, platelets adhere to the exposed subendothelium, become activated and release mediators such as TXA(2) and nucleotides stored at very high concentration in the so-called dense granules. Released nucleotides and other soluble agents act in a positive feedback mechanism to cause further platelet activation and amplify platelet responses induced by agents such as thrombin or collagen. Adenine nucleotides act on platelets through three distinct P2 receptors: two are G protein-coupled ADP receptors, namely the P2Y(1) and P2Y(12) receptor subtypes, while the P2X(1) receptor ligand-gated cation channel is activated by ATP. The P2Y(1) receptor initiates platelet aggregation but is not sufficient for a full platelet aggregation in response to ADP, while the P2Y(12) receptor is responsible for completion of the aggregation to ADP. The latter receptor, the molecular target of the antithrombotic drugs clopidogrel, prasugrel and ticagrelor, is responsible for most of the potentiating effects of ADP when platelets are stimulated by agents such as thrombin, collagen or immune complexes. The P2X(1) receptor is involved in platelet shape change and in activation by collagen under shear conditions. Each of these receptors is coupled to specific signal transduction pathways in response to ADP or ATP and is differentially involved in all the sequential events involved in platelet function and haemostasis. As such, they represent potential targets for antithrombotic drugs.
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Johnson AD. The genetics of common variation affecting platelet development, function and pharmaceutical targeting. J Thromb Haemost 2011; 9 Suppl 1:246-57. [PMID: 21781261 PMCID: PMC3151008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04359.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Common variant effects on human platelet function and response to anti-platelet treatment have traditionally been studied using candidate gene approaches involving a limited number of variants and genes. These studies have often been undertaken in clinically defined cohorts. More recently, studies have applied genome-wide scans in larger population samples than prior candidate studies, in some cases scanning relatively healthy individuals. These studies demonstrate synergy with some prior candidate gene findings (e.g., GP6, ADRA2A) but also uncover novel loci involved in platelet function. Here, I summarise findings on common genetic variation influencing platelet development, function and therapeutics. Taken together, candidate gene and genome-wide studies begin to account for common variation in platelet function and provide information that may ultimately be useful in pharmacogenetic applications in the clinic. More than 50 loci have been identified with consistent associations with platelet phenotypes in ≥ 2 populations. Several variants are under further study in clinical trials relating to anti-platelet therapies. In order to have useful clinical applications, variants must have large effects on a modifiable outcome. Regardless of clinical applications, studies of common genetic influences, even of small effect, offer additional insights into platelet biology including the importance of intracellular signalling and novel receptors. Understanding of common platelet-related genetics remains behind parallel fields (e.g., lipids, blood pressure) due to challenges in phenotype ascertainment. Further work is necessary to discover and characterise loci for platelet function, and to assess whether these loci contribute to disease aetiologies or response to therapeutics.
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- A D Johnson
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA 01702, USA.
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Paul DS, Nisbet JP, Yang TP, Meacham S, Rendon A, Hautaviita K, Tallila J, White J, Tijssen MR, Sivapalaratnam S, Basart H, Trip MD, Göttgens B, Soranzo N, Ouwehand WH, Deloukas P. Maps of open chromatin guide the functional follow-up of genome-wide association signals: application to hematological traits. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002139. [PMID: 21738486 PMCID: PMC3128100 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Turning genetic discoveries identified in genome-wide association (GWA) studies into biological mechanisms is an important challenge in human genetics. Many GWA signals map outside exons, suggesting that the associated variants may lie within regulatory regions. We applied the formaldehyde-assisted isolation of regulatory elements (FAIRE) method in a megakaryocytic and an erythroblastoid cell line to map active regulatory elements at known loci associated with hematological quantitative traits, coronary artery disease, and myocardial infarction. We showed that the two cell types exhibit distinct patterns of open chromatin and that cell-specific open chromatin can guide the finding of functional variants. We identified an open chromatin region at chromosome 7q22.3 in megakaryocytes but not erythroblasts, which harbors the common non-coding sequence variant rs342293 known to be associated with platelet volume and function. Resequencing of this open chromatin region in 643 individuals provided strong evidence that rs342293 is the only putative causative variant in this region. We demonstrated that the C- and G-alleles differentially bind the transcription factor EVI1 affecting PIK3CG gene expression in platelets and macrophages. A protein–protein interaction network including up- and down-regulated genes in Pik3cg knockout mice indicated that PIK3CG is associated with gene pathways with an established role in platelet membrane biogenesis and thrombus formation. Thus, rs342293 is the functional common variant at this locus; to the best of our knowledge this is the first such variant to be elucidated among the known platelet quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Our data suggested a molecular mechanism by which a non-coding GWA index SNP modulates platelet phenotype. Genome-wide scans have revealed multiple genetic regions underlying complex traits. However, the transition from an initial association signal to identifying the functional DNA change(s) has proved challenging. Many of the DNA changes discovered are located outside protein-coding regions and may exert their effects through gene regulation. We screened genetic regions associated with hematological traits in erythroblasts (red blood cells) and megakaryocytes (platelet-producing cells) and mapped sites of open chromatin, which harbor active gene regulatory elements. We investigated a DNA sequence change located within a site of open chromatin at chromosome 7 in megakaryocytes, but not erythroblasts, known to be associated with platelet volume. We showed that this DNA change is functional due to alteration of the binding site of a transcription factor, which regulates the expression of a gene that affects platelet characteristics. Mice lacking this gene revealed significant differences in expression of several important platelet genes compared to wild-type mice. The approach described here can be applied in different cell types to functionally follow-up association signals with many other biological traits by identification of the causative base change and how it affects gene function, thus paving the way to clinical benefit.
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- Dirk S. Paul
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (DSP); (PD)
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Biostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (DSP); (PD)
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ADP plays an important role in hemostasis and thrombosis. The P2Y12 receptor, activated by ADP, plays a central role in platelet activation and thrombus formation. Thus, the P2Y12 receptor has been an effective target for antithrombotic drugs.
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- Soochong Kim
- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Packham MA, Rand ML. Historical perspective on ADP-induced platelet activation. Purinergic Signal 2011; 7:283-92. [PMID: 21484086 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-011-9227-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- Marian A Packham
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A8
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Marjanovic J, Wilson MP, Zhang C, Zou J, Nicholas P, Majerus PW. The role of inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase 1 in platelet function using a weeble mouse model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 51:101-5. [PMID: 21110994 DOI: 10.1016/j.advenzreg.2010.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PI3-kinase p110α mediates β1 integrin-induced Akt activation and membrane protrusion during cell attachment and initial spreading. Cell Signal 2010; 22:1838-48. [PMID: 20667469 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2010.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2010] [Revised: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Integrin-mediated cell adhesion activates several signaling effectors, including phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), a central mediator of cell motility and survival. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of this important pathway the specific members of the PI3K family activated by different integrins have to be identified. Here, we studied the role of PI3K catalytic isoforms in β1 integrin-induced lamellipodium protrusion and activation of Akt in fibroblasts. Real-time total internal reflection fluorescence imaging of the membrane-substrate interface demonstrated that β1 integrin-mediated attachment induced rapid membrane spreading reaching essentially maximal contact area within 5-10 min. This process required actin polymerization and involved activation of PI3K. Isoform-selective pharmacological inhibition identified p110α as the PI3K catalytic isoform mediating both β1 integrin-induced cell spreading and Akt phosphorylation. A K756L mutation in the membrane-proximal part of the β1 integrin subunit, known to cause impaired Akt phosphorylation after integrin stimulation, induced slower cell spreading. The initial β1 integrin-regulated cell spreading as well as Akt phosphorylation were sensitive to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, but were not dependent on Src family kinases, FAK or EGF/PDGF receptor transactivation. Notably, cells expressing a Ras binding-deficient p110α mutant were severely defective in integrin-induced Akt phosphorylation, but exhibited identical membrane spreading kinetics as wild-type p110α cells. We conclude that p110α mediates β1 integrin-regulated activation of Akt and actin polymerization important for survival and lamellipodia dynamics. This could contribute to the tumorigenic properties of cells expressing constitutively active p110α.
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Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase beta in platelet aggregation and thromboxane A2 generation mediated by Gi signalling pathways. Biochem J 2010; 429:369-77. [PMID: 20441566 DOI: 10.1042/bj20100166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PI3Ks (phosphoinositide 3-kinases) play a critical role in platelet functional responses. PI3Ks are activated upon P2Y12 receptor stimulation and generate pro-aggregatory signals. P2Y12 receptor has been shown to play a key role in the platelet aggregation and thromboxane A2 generation caused by co-stimulation with Gq or Gz, or super-stimulation of Gi pathways. In the present study, we evaluated the role of specific PI3K isoforms alpha, beta, gamma and delta in platelet aggregation, thromboxane A2 generation and ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) activation. Our results show that loss of the PI3K signal impaired the ability of ADP to induce platelet aggregation, ERK phosphorylation and thromboxane A2 generation. We also show that Gq plus Gi- or Gi plus Gz-mediated platelet aggregation, ERK phosphorylation and thromboxane A2 generation in human platelets was inhibited by TGX-221, a PI3Kbeta-selective inhibitor, but not by PIK75 (a PI3Kalpha inhibitor), AS252424 (a PI3Kgamma inhibitor) or IC87114 (a PI3Kdelta inhibitor). TGX-221 also showed a similar inhibitory effect on the Gi plus Gz-mediated platelet responses in platelets from P2Y1-/- mice. Finally, 2MeSADP (2-methyl-thio-ADP)-induced Akt phosphorylation was significantly inhibited in the presence of TGX-221, suggesting a critical role for PI3Kbeta in Gi-mediated signalling. Taken together, our results demonstrate that PI3Kbeta plays an important role in ADP-induced platelet aggregation. Moreover, PI3Kbeta mediates ADP-induced thromboxane A2 generation by regulating ERK phosphorylation.
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Johnson AD, Yanek LR, Chen MH, Faraday N, Larson MG, Tofler G, Lin SJ, Kraja AT, Province MA, Yang Q, Becker DM, O'Donnell CJ, Becker LC. Genome-wide meta-analyses identifies seven loci associated with platelet aggregation in response to agonists. Nat Genet 2010; 42:608-13. [PMID: 20526338 PMCID: PMC3057573 DOI: 10.1038/ng.604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Platelet function mediates both beneficial and harmful effects on human health, but few genes are known to contribute to variability in this process. We tested association of 2.5 million SNPs with platelet aggregation responses to three agonists (ADP, epinephrine and collagen) in two cohorts of European ancestry (N
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- Andrew D Johnson
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Costa C, Hirsch E. More than just kinases: the scaffolding function of PI3K. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 346:171-81. [PMID: 20563705 DOI: 10.1007/82_2010_57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Recently, it has been reported that some members of the PI3K family might have a "double identity"; in other words, PI3K have been found to act not only as classical kinases, but also as scaffolding proteins. Until now, the use of knockout mice has been considered sufficient to model the effects of PI3K inhibition and to predict the outcome of anti-PI3K pharmacological treatments by observing the resulting phenotypes. These studies supported the view that PI3K may represent promising pharmacological targets for cancer and inflammation. However, in selected cases, different experimental strategies of gene targeting of the same locus have resulted in distinct phenotypes. This demonstrates that "knocking-out" a gene is not necessarily equivalent to "knocking-in" an inactivating point mutation (Vanhaesebroeck et al. in Cell 118:274-276, 2004). Specifically, knockout and kinase-dead models have led to the discovery that PI3Kγ and β may act independently of their kinase activity, likely as adaptor proteins.
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- Carlotta Costa
- Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Jackson SP, Schoenwaelder SM. PI 3-Kinase p110β regulation of platelet integrin α(IIb)β3. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 346:203-24. [PMID: 20517720 DOI: 10.1007/82_2010_61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hemopoietic cells express relatively high levels of the type I phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase isoforms, with p110δ and γ exhibiting specialized signaling functions in neutrophils, monocytes, mast cells, and lymphocytes. In platelets, p110β appears to be the dominant PI 3-kinase isoform regulating platelet activation, irrespective of the nature of the primary platelet activating stimulus. Based on findings with isoform-selective p110β pharmacological inhibitors and more recently with p110β-deficient platelets, p110β appears to primarily signal downstream of G(i)- and tyrosine kinase-coupled receptors. Functionally, inhibition of p110β kinase function leads to a marked defect in integrin α(IIb)β₃ adhesion and reduced platelet thrombus formation in vivo. This defect in platelet adhesive function is not associated with increased bleeding, suggesting that therapeutic targeting of p110β may represent a safe approach to reduce thrombotic complications in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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- Shaun P Jackson
- Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP), Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
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Gilio K, Munnix ICA, Mangin P, Cosemans JMEM, Feijge MAH, van der Meijden PEJ, Olieslagers S, Chrzanowska-Wodnicka MB, Lillian R, Schoenwaelder S, Koyasu S, Sage SO, Jackson SP, Heemskerk JWM. Non-redundant roles of phosphoinositide 3-kinase isoforms alpha and beta in glycoprotein VI-induced platelet signaling and thrombus formation. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:33750-62. [PMID: 19815551 PMCID: PMC2797144 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.048439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Platelets are activated by adhesion to vascular collagen via the immunoglobulin receptor, glycoprotein VI (GPVI). This causes potent signaling toward activation of phospholipase Cgamma2, which bears similarity to the signaling pathway evoked by T- and B-cell receptors. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) plays an important role in collagen-induced platelet activation, because this activity modulates the autocrine effects of secreted ADP. Here, we identified the PI3K isoforms directly downstream of GPVI in human and mouse platelets and determined their role in GPVI-dependent thrombus formation. The targeting of platelet PI3Kalpha or -beta strongly and selectively suppressed GPVI-induced Ca(2+) mobilization and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate production, thus demonstrating enhancement of phospholipase Cgamma2 by PI3Kalpha/beta. That PI3Kalpha and -beta have a non-redundant function in GPVI-induced platelet activation and thrombus formation was concluded from measurements of: (i) serine phosphorylation of Akt, (ii) dense granule secretion, (iii) intracellular Ca(2+) increases and surface expression of phosphatidylserine under flow, and (iv) thrombus formation, under conditions where PI3Kalpha/beta was blocked or p85alpha was deficient. In contrast, GPVI-induced platelet activation was insensitive to inhibition or deficiency of PI3Kdelta or -gamma. Furthermore, PI3Kalpha/beta, but not PI3Kgamma, contributed to GPVI-induced Rap1b activation and, surprisingly, also to Rap1b-independent platelet activation via GPVI. Together, these findings demonstrate that both PI3Kalpha and -beta isoforms are required for full GPVI-dependent platelet Ca(2+) signaling and thrombus formation, partly independently of Rap1b. This provides a new mechanistic explanation for the anti-thrombotic effect of PI3K inhibition and makes PI3Kalpha an interesting new target for anti-platelet therapy.
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- the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research Centre and Education Precinct, Melbourne, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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- Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research Centre and Education Precinct, Melbourne, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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- the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research Centre and Education Precinct, Melbourne, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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- the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine, 160–8582 Tokyo, Japan, and
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- the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, United Kingdom
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- the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research Centre and Education Precinct, Melbourne, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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Schoenwaelder SM, Ono A, Nesbitt WS, Lim J, Jarman K, Jackson SP. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase p110 beta regulates integrin alpha IIb beta 3 avidity and the cellular transmission of contractile forces. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:2886-96. [PMID: 19940148 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.029132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling processes play an important role in regulating the adhesive function of integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3), necessary for platelet spreading and sustained platelet aggregation. PI3K inhibitors are effective at reducing platelet aggregation and thrombus formation in vivo and as a consequence are currently being evaluated as novel antithrombotic agents. PI3K regulation of integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation (affinity modulation) primarily occurs downstream of G(i)-coupled and tyrosine kinase-linked receptors linked to the activation of Rap1b, AKT, and phospholipase C. In the present study, we demonstrate an important role for PI3Ks in regulating the avidity (strength of adhesion) of high affinity integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) bonds, necessary for the cellular transmission of contractile forces. Using knock-out mouse models and isoform-selective PI3K inhibitors, we demonstrate that the Type Ia p110 beta isoform plays a major role in regulating thrombin-stimulated fibrin clot retraction in vitro. Reduced clot retraction induced by PI3K inhibitors was not associated with defects in integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation, actin polymerization, or actomyosin contractility but was associated with a defect in integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) association with the contractile cytoskeleton. Analysis of integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) adhesion contacts using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy revealed an important role for PI3Ks in regulating the stability of high affinity integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) bonds. These studies demonstrate an important role for PI3K p110 beta in regulating the avidity of high affinity integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) receptors, necessary for the cellular transmission of contractile forces. These findings may provide new insight into the potential antithrombotic properties of PI3K p110 beta inhibitors.
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- Simone M Schoenwaelder
- Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.
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Genetic evidence for a predominant role of PI3Kβ catalytic activity in ITAM- and integrin-mediated signaling in platelets. Blood 2009; 114:2193-6. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-208074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) isoforms PI3Kβ and PI3Kγ are implicated in platelet adhesion, activation, and aggregation, but their relative contribution is still unclear or controversial. Here, we report the first comparative functional analysis of platelets from mice expressing a catalytically inactive form of PI3Kβ or PI3Kγ. We demonstrate that both isoforms were similarly required for maximal activation of the small GTPase Rap1b and for complete platelet aggregation upon stimulation of G protein–coupled receptors for adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP) or U46619. Their contribution to these events, however, was largely redundant and dispensable. However, PI3Kβ, but not PI3Kγ, enzymatic activity was absolutely required for Akt phosphorylation, Rap1 activation, and platelet aggregation downstream of the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)–bearing receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI). Moreover, PI3Kβ was a major essential regulator of platelet adhesion to fibrinogen and of integrin αIIbβ3-mediated spreading. These results provide genetic evidence for a crucial and selective role of PI3Kβ in signaling through GPVI and integrin αIIbβ3.
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Holinstat M, Preininger AM, Milne SB, Hudson WJ, Brown HA, Hamm HE. Irreversible platelet activation requires protease-activated receptor 1-mediated signaling to phosphatidylinositol phosphates. Mol Pharmacol 2009; 76:301-13. [PMID: 19483102 PMCID: PMC2713123 DOI: 10.1124/mol.109.056622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Accepted: 05/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Thrombin induces platelet activation through an early, reversible stage of platelet aggregation, which is followed by a later, irreversible stage of platelet aggregation. Without intervention, events leading to pathological platelet activation can result in vessel occlusion, acute coronary syndrome, and stroke. Therefore, a better understanding of events leading to platelet-mediated clot formation may provide insight into new therapeutic targets. Once activated, protease activated receptors (PARs) are essential in regulating events leading to platelet aggregation. We have determined a signaling cascade through PAR1, which involves phosphatidylinositol (PI) kinases, phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP(2)), and Rap1 activation (independent of P2Y12) in the formation of a stable platelet aggregate. The putative phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 was found to reduce basal and PAR-stimulated PIP(2) levels by mass spectrometry and to inhibit PAR1-mediated stable platelet aggregation. Rap1 activation in platelets (during time points corresponding to the late, irreversible phase of aggregation) was found to require the PI signaling pathway. Perturbation of PI3K signaling by isoform-selective inhibitors had differential effects on Rap1 activation through PAR1 and PAR4. Hence, it is possible to disrupt lipid signaling pathways involved in stable clot formation without inhibiting early clot formation, offering a new potential target for antiplatelet therapy.
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- Michael Holinstat
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6600, USA
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Nesbitt WS, Westein E, Tovar-Lopez FJ, Tolouei E, Mitchell A, Fu J, Carberry J, Fouras A, Jackson SP. A shear gradient-dependent platelet aggregation mechanism drives thrombus formation. Nat Med 2009; 15:665-73. [PMID: 19465929 DOI: 10.1038/nm.1955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 583] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Platelet aggregation at sites of vascular injury is essential for hemostasis and arterial thrombosis. It has long been assumed that platelet aggregation and thrombus growth are initiated by soluble agonists generated at sites of vascular injury. By using high-resolution intravital imaging techniques and hydrodynamic analyses, we show that platelet aggregation is primarily driven by changes in blood flow parameters (rheology), with soluble agonists having a secondary role, stabilizing formed aggregates. We find that in response to vascular injury, thrombi initially develop through the progressive stabilization of discoid platelet aggregates. Analysis of blood flow dynamics revealed that discoid platelets preferentially adhere in low-shear zones at the downstream face of forming thrombi, with stabilization of aggregates dependent on the dynamic restructuring of membrane tethers. These findings provide insight into the prothrombotic effects of disturbed blood flow parameters and suggest a fundamental reinterpretation of the mechanisms driving platelet aggregation and thrombus growth.
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- Warwick S Nesbitt
- The Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research and Educational Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Unraveling a novel Rac1-mediated signaling pathway that regulates cofilin dephosphorylation and secretion in thrombin-stimulated platelets. Blood 2009; 114:415-24. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-10-183582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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In platelets stimulated by thrombin to secrete and aggregate, cofilin is rapidly dephosphorylated leading to its activation. Cofilin by severing existing actin filaments and stimulating F-actin polymerization on newly created barbed ends dynamizes the actin cytoskeleton. We previously found that cofilin dephosphorylation is Ca2+-dependent and occurs upstream of degranulation in stimulated platelets. We report now in thrombin-stimulated platelets that Rac1 and class II PAKs (PAK4/5/6) were rapidly (within 5 seconds) activated, whereas PAK1/2 (class I PAKs) phosphorylation was slower. The Rac1-specific inhibitor NSC23766 blocked phosphorylation of class II PAKs, but not PAK1/2. Moreover, inhibition of the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin inhibited Rac1 activation and class II PAKs phosphorylation. Prevention of Rac1 activation by calcineurin inhibition or NSC23766 also blocked cofilin dephosphorylation and platelet granule secretion indicating that a calcineurin/Rac1/class II PAKs pathway regulates cofilin dephosphorylation leading to secretion. We further found that PI3-kinases were activated downstream of Rac1, but were not involved in regulating cofilin dephosphorylation and secretion in thrombin-stimulated platelets. Our study unravels a Ca2+-dependent pathway of secretion in stimulated platelets as a signaling pathway linking Rac1 activation to actin dynamics: calcineurin→Rac1→class II PAKs→cofilin activation. We further demonstrate that this pathway is separate and independent of the protein kinase C (PKC) pathway mediating secretion.
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Twice upon a time: PI3K's secret double life exposed. Trends Biochem Sci 2009; 34:244-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Revised: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 02/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Morello F, Perino A, Hirsch E. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signalling in the vascular system. Cardiovasc Res 2008; 82:261-71. [PMID: 19038971 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvn325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are protein and lipid kinases activated by different classes of membrane receptors, including G-protein coupled and tyrosine kinase receptors. Several lines of evidence have uncovered specific roles for distinct PI3K isoforms in the vascular system in both physiology and disease. The present review will summarize and discuss the most recent advances regarding PI3K-Akt signalling in endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, platelets, and inflammatory cells involved in the atherosclerotic process. Of interest, the development of novel isoform-selective PI3K inhibitor drugs offers a unique opportunity to selectively and differentially target PI3K-driven pathways in the vascular system and may give rise to new strategies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Fulvio Morello
- Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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Smyth SS, Woulfe DS, Weitz JI, Gachet C, Conley PB, Goodman SG, Roe MT, Kuliopulos A, Moliterno DJ, French PA, Steinhubl SR, Becker RC. G-protein-coupled receptors as signaling targets for antiplatelet therapy. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008; 29:449-57. [PMID: 19023091 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.108.176388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Platelet G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) initiate and reinforce platelet activation and thrombus formation. The clinical utility of antagonists of the P2Y(12) receptor for ADP suggests that other GPCRs and their intracellular signaling pathways may represent viable targets for novel antiplatelet agents. For example, thrombin stimulation of platelets is mediated by 2 protease-activated receptors (PARs), PAR-1 and PAR-4. Signaling downstream of PAR-1 or PAR-4 activates phospholipase C and protein kinase C and causes autoamplification by production of thromboxane A(2), release of ADP, and generation of more thrombin. In addition to ADP receptors, thrombin and thromboxane A(2) receptors and their downstream effectors-including phosphoinositol-3 kinase, Rap1b, talin, and kindlin-are promising targets for new antiplatelet agents. The mechanistic rationale and available clinical data for drugs targeting disruption of these signaling pathways are discussed. The identification and development of new agents directed against specific platelet signaling pathways may offer an advantage in preventing thrombotic events while minimizing bleeding risk.
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- Susan S Smyth
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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Cosemans JMEM, Iserbyt BF, Deckmyn H, Heemskerk JWM. Multiple ways to switch platelet integrins on and off. J Thromb Haemost 2008; 6:1253-61. [PMID: 18513212 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03041.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In the classical concept of platelet integrin activation, it is considered that unidirectional conformational changes of alpha(IIb)beta(3) and alpha(2)beta(1) regulate the adhesiveness of platelets for fibrin(ogen) and collagen, respectively. Here, we summarize recent evidence that these conformational changes: (i) can also occur in the reverse direction; and (ii) are not independent events. Platelet stimulation through the P2Y(12) receptors provokes only transient alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation via signaling routes involving phosphoinositide 3-kinases and Rap1b. Furthermore, alpha(IIb)beta(3) can be secondarily inactivated in platelets with prolonged high Ca(2+) rises, which expose phosphatidylserine and bind coagulation factors. Thus, platelet stimulation with strong agonists (collagen and thrombin) also results in transient integrin activation. Integrin alpha(2)beta(1) is found to be activated by a mechanism that is directly linked to alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation. Integrin alpha(2)beta(1) can adopt different activation states, depending on the trigger. Conclusively, reversibility and synchrony of platelet integrin activation are newly identified mechanisms to restrict thrombus growth and to allow optimal coagulation factor binding. Back-shifting of activated integrins towards their resting state may be a novel goal of antithrombotic medication.
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- J M E M Cosemans
- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Identification of a fibrin-independent platelet contractile mechanism regulating primary hemostasis and thrombus growth. Blood 2008; 112:90-9. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-12-127001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractA fundamental property of platelets is their ability to transmit cytoskeletal contractile forces to extracellular matrices. While the importance of the platelet contractile mechanism in regulating fibrin clot retraction is well established, its role in regulating the primary hemostatic response, independent of blood coagulation, remains ill defined. Real-time analysis of platelet adhesion and aggregation on a collagen substrate revealed a prominent contractile phase during thrombus development, associated with a 30% to 40% reduction in thrombus volume. Thrombus contraction developed independent of thrombin and fibrin and resulted in the tight packing of aggregated platelets. Inhibition of the platelet contractile mechanism, with the myosin IIA inhibitor blebbistatin or through Rho kinase antagonism, markedly inhibited thrombus contraction, preventing the tight packing of aggregated platelets and undermining thrombus stability in vitro. Using a new intravital hemostatic model, we demonstrate that the platelet contractile mechanism is critical for maintaining the integrity of the primary hemostatic plug, independent of thrombin and fibrin generation. These studies demonstrate an important role for the platelet contractile mechanism in regulating primary hemostasis and thrombus growth. Furthermore, they provide new insight into the underlying bleeding diathesis associated with platelet contractility defects.
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Kleiman NS. Will Measuring Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein Phosphorylation Help Us Optimize the Loading Dose of Clopidogrel?⁎⁎Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 51:1412-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Revised: 02/12/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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