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Li W, Huberman-Shlaes J, Tian B. Perspectives on Multiscale Colloid-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:13759-13769. [PMID: 37733490 PMCID: PMC10552542 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
Abstract
Colloid-based materials with tunable biophysical and chemical properties have demonstrated significant potential in a wide range of biomedical applications. The ability to manipulate these properties across various size scales, encompassing nano-, micro-, and macrodomains, is essential to enhancing current biomedical technologies and facilitating the development of novel applications. Focusing on material design, we explore various synthetic colloid-based materials at the nano- and microscales and investigate their correlation with biological systems. Furthermore, we examine the utilization of the self-assembly of colloids to construct monolithic and macroscopic materials suitable for biointerfaces. By probing the potential of spatial imaging and localized drug delivery, enhanced functionality, and colloidal manipulation, we highlight emerging opportunities that could significantly advance the field of colloid-based materials in biomedical applications.
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- Wen Li
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- The
James Franck Institute, The University of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- The
Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Rosas M, Slatter DA, Obaji SG, Webber JP, Alvarez-Jarreta J, Thomas CP, Aldrovandi M, Tyrrell VJ, Jenkins PV, O’Donnell VB, Collins PW. The procoagulant activity of tissue factor expressed on fibroblasts is increased by tissue factor-negative extracellular vesicles. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240189. [PMID: 33031441 PMCID: PMC7544082 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Tissue factor (TF) is critical for the activation of blood coagulation. TF function is regulated by the amount of externalised phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) on the surface of the cell in which it is expressed. We investigated the role PS and PE in fibroblast TF function. Fibroblasts expressed 6-9 x 104 TF molecules/cell but had low specific activity for FXa generation. We confirmed that this was associated with minimal externalized PS and PE and characterised for the first time the molecular species of PS/PE demonstrating that these differed from those found in platelets. Mechanical damage of fibroblasts, used to simulate vascular injury, increased externalized PS/PE and led to a 7-fold increase in FXa generation that was inhibited by annexin V and an anti-TF antibody. Platelet-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), that did not express TF, supported minimal FVIIa-dependent FXa generation but substantially increased fibroblast TF activity. This enhancement in fibroblast TF activity could also be achieved using synthetic liposomes comprising 10% PS without TF. In conclusion, despite high levels of surface TF expression, healthy fibroblasts express low levels of external-facing PS and PE limiting their ability to generate FXa. Addition of platelet-derived TF-negative EVs or artificial liposomes enhanced fibroblast TF activity in a PS dependent manner. These findings contribute information about the mechanisms that control TF function in the fibroblast membrane.
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- Marcela Rosas
- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer and Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, and Systems Immunity Research Institute, School of Medicine Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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The interactions between lipids and proteins are one of the most fundamental processes in living organisms, responsible for critical cellular events ranging from replication, cell division, signaling, and movement. Enabling the central coupling responsible for maintaining the functionality of the breadth of proteins, receptors, and enzymes that find their natural home in biological membranes, the fundamental mechanisms of recognition of protein for lipid, and vice versa, have been a focal point of biochemical and biophysical investigations for many decades. Complexes of lipids and proteins, such as the various lipoprotein factions, play central roles in the trafficking of important proteins, small molecules and metabolites and are often implicated in disease states. Recently an engineered lipoprotein particle, termed the nanodisc, a modified form of the human high density lipoprotein fraction, has served as a membrane mimetic for the investigation of membrane proteins and studies of lipid-protein interactions. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge regarding this self-assembling lipid-protein complex and provide examples for its utility in the investigation of a large number of biological systems.
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Green SM, Padula MP, Marks DC, Johnson L. The Lipid Composition of Platelets and the Impact of Storage: An Overview. Transfus Med Rev 2020; 34:108-116. [PMID: 31987597 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lipids and bioactive lipid mediators are essential for platelet function. The lipid profile of platelets is highly dynamic due to free exchange of lipids with the plasma, release of extracellular vesicles, and both enzymatic and nonenzymatic lipid conversion. The lipidome of platelets changes in response to activation to accommodate the functional requirements of platelets, particularly for maintenance of hemostasis. Furthermore, when stored at room temperature as a component for transfusion, the lipid profile of platelets is altered. Although there is a growing interest in alternate storage conditions, such as refrigeration and cryopreservation, few contemporary studies have examined the impact of these storage modes on the lipid profile. However, evidence exists that bioactive lipid mediators produced over the storage of blood products may have functional implications once these products are transfused. As such, there is a need to determine the changes occurring to the lipid profile of these products over storage. This review outlines the role of lipids in platelets and discusses the current state of lipidomics for studying platelet components for transfusion in an effort to highlight the necessity for additional transfusion-focused investigations.
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- Sarah M Green
- Research & Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Alexandria, NSW, Australia; School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Research & Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Alexandria, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Research & Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Alexandria, NSW, Australia.
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Slatter DA, Percy CL, Allen-Redpath K, Gajsiewicz JM, Brooks NJ, Clayton A, Tyrrell VJ, Rosas M, Lauder SN, Watson A, Dul M, Garcia-Diaz Y, Aldrovandi M, Heurich M, Hall J, Morrissey JH, Lacroix-Desmazes S, Delignat S, Jenkins PV, Collins PW, O'Donnell VB. Enzymatically oxidized phospholipids restore thrombin generation in coagulation factor deficiencies. JCI Insight 2018; 3:98459. [PMID: 29563336 PMCID: PMC5926910 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.98459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hemostatic defects are treated using coagulation factors; however, clot formation also requires a procoagulant phospholipid (PL) surface. Here, we show that innate immune cell–derived enzymatically oxidized phospholipids (eoxPL) termed hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid–phospholipids (HETE-PLs) restore hemostasis in human and murine conditions of pathological bleeding. HETE-PLs abolished blood loss in murine hemophilia A and enhanced coagulation in factor VIII- (FVIII-), FIX-, and FX-deficient human plasma . HETE-PLs were decreased in platelets from patients after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). To explore molecular mechanisms, the ability of eoxPL to stimulate individual isolated coagulation factor/cofactor complexes was tested in vitro. Extrinsic tenase (FVIIa/tissue factor [TF]), intrinsic tenase (FVIIIa/FIXa), and prothrombinase (FVa/FXa) all were enhanced by both HETE-PEs and HETE-PCs, suggesting a common mechanism involving the fatty acid moiety. In plasma, 9-, 15-, and 12-HETE-PLs were more effective than 5-, 11-, or 8-HETE-PLs, indicating positional isomer specificity. Coagulation was enhanced at lower lipid/factor ratios, consistent with a more concentrated area for protein binding. Surface plasmon resonance confirmed binding of FII and FX to HETE-PEs. HETE-PEs increased membrane curvature and thickness, but not surface charge or homogeneity, possibly suggesting increased accessibility to cations/factors. In summary, innate immune-derived eoxPL enhance calcium-dependent coagulation factor function, and their potential utility in bleeding disorders is proposed. Innate immune-derived enzymatically oxidized phospholipids enhance calcium-dependent coagulation factor function.
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- David A Slatter
- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Biological Chemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer and Genetics, Velindre Cancer Centre, School of Medicine, and
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Biological Chemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Haematology Department, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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McLean MA, Gregory MC, Sligar SG. Nanodiscs: A Controlled Bilayer Surface for the Study of Membrane Proteins. Annu Rev Biophys 2018; 47:107-124. [PMID: 29494254 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-070816-033620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The study of membrane proteins and receptors presents many challenges to researchers wishing to perform biophysical measurements to determine the structure, function, and mechanism of action of such components. In most cases, to be fully functional, proteins and receptors require the presence of a native phospholipid bilayer. In addition, many complex multiprotein assemblies involved in cellular communication require an integral membrane protein as well as a membrane surface for assembly and information transfer to soluble partners in a signaling cascade. Incorporation of membrane proteins into Nanodiscs renders the target soluble and provides a native bilayer environment with precisely controlled composition of lipids, cholesterol, and other components. Likewise, Nanodiscs provide a surface of defined area useful in revealing lipid specificity and affinities for the assembly of signaling complexes. In this review, we highlight several biophysical techniques made possible through the use of Nanodiscs.
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- Mark A McLean
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA; , ,
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA; , ,
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA; , ,
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Lauder SN, Allen-Redpath K, Slatter DA, Aldrovandi M, O'Connor A, Farewell D, Percy CL, Molhoek JE, Rannikko S, Tyrrell VJ, Ferla S, Milne GL, Poole AW, Thomas CP, Obaji S, Taylor PR, Jones SA, de Groot PG, Urbanus RT, Hörkkö S, Uderhardt S, Ackermann J, Vince Jenkins P, Brancale A, Krönke G, Collins PW, O'Donnell VB. Networks of enzymatically oxidized membrane lipids support calcium-dependent coagulation factor binding to maintain hemostasis. Sci Signal 2017; 10:10/507/eaan2787. [PMID: 29184033 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aan2787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Blood coagulation functions as part of the innate immune system by preventing bacterial invasion, and it is critical to stopping blood loss (hemostasis). Coagulation involves the external membrane surface of activated platelets and leukocytes. Using lipidomic, genetic, biochemical, and mathematical modeling approaches, we found that enzymatically oxidized phospholipids (eoxPLs) generated by the activity of leukocyte or platelet lipoxygenases (LOXs) were required for normal hemostasis and promoted coagulation factor activities in a Ca2+- and phosphatidylserine (PS)-dependent manner. In wild-type mice, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-phospholipids (HETE-PLs) enhanced coagulation and restored normal hemostasis in clotting-deficient animals genetically lacking p12-LOX or 12/15-LOX activity. Murine platelets generated 22 eoxPL species, all of which were missing in the absence of p12-LOX. Humans with the thrombotic disorder antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) had statistically significantly increased HETE-PLs in platelets and leukocytes, as well as greater HETE-PL immunoreactivity, than healthy controls. HETE-PLs enhanced membrane binding of the serum protein β2GP1 (β2-glycoprotein 1), an event considered central to the autoimmune reactivity responsible for APS symptoms. Correlation network analysis of 47 platelet eoxPL species in platelets from APS and control subjects identified their enzymatic origin and revealed a complex network of regulation, with the abundance of 31 p12-LOX-derived eoxPL molecules substantially increased in APS. In summary, circulating blood cells generate networks of eoxPL molecules, including HETE-PLs, which change membrane properties to enhance blood coagulation and contribute to the excessive clotting and immunoreactivity of patients with APS.
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- Sarah N Lauder
- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CX, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Finland and Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, Oulu 90220, Finland.,Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital, Oulu 90220, Finland
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Welsh School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacy and Neuroscience, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Welsh School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CX, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University of Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CX, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Finland and Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, Oulu 90220, Finland.,Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital, Oulu 90220, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Welsh School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK. .,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK. .,Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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Kamińska A, Enguita FJ, Stępień EŁ. Lactadherin: An unappreciated haemostasis regulator and potential therapeutic agent. Vascul Pharmacol 2017; 101:21-28. [PMID: 29169950 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Lactadherin is a small (53-66kDa) multifunctional glycoprotein belonging to the secreted extracellular matrix protein family. It has a multi-domain structure and is involved in many biological and physiological processes, including phagocytosis, angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, tissue remodeling, and haemostasis regulation. Lactadherin binds phosphatidylserine (PS)-enriched cell surfaces in a receptor-independent manner. Interaction between lactadherin and PS is crucial for regulation of blood coagulation processes. This review summarizes recent knowledge on the possible role of lactadherin in haemostasis control, emphasizing the great significance of the interaction between lactadherin and PS expressed on activated platelets and extracellular vesicles. The possible role of lactadherin as a therapeutic target and biomarker is also discussed.
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- Agnieszka Kamińska
- Department of Medical Physics, Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11 Street, Kraków 30-348, Poland.
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal.
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- Department of Medical Physics, Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11 Street, Kraków 30-348, Poland.
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Muller MP, Wang Y, Morrissey JH, Tajkhorshid E. Lipid specificity of the membrane binding domain of coagulation factor X. J Thromb Haemost 2017; 15:2005-2016. [PMID: 28782177 PMCID: PMC5630516 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Essentials Membrane-binding GLA domains of coagulation factors are essential for proper clot formation. Factor X (FX) is specific to phosphatidylserine (PS) lipids through unknown atomic-level interactions. Molecular dynamics simulations were used to develop the first membrane-bound model of FX-GLA. PS binding modes of FX-GLA were described, and potential PS-specific binding sites identified. SUMMARY Background Factor X (FX) binds to cell membranes in a highly phospholipid-dependent manner and, in complex with tissue factor and factor VIIa (FVIIa), initiates the clotting cascade. Experimental information concerning the membrane-bound structure of FX with atomic resolution has remained elusive because of the fluid nature of cellular membranes. FX is known to bind preferentially to phosphatidylserine (PS). Objectives To develop the first membrane-bound model of the FX-GLA domain to PS at atomic level, and to identify PS-specific binding sites of the FX-GLA domain. Methods Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to develop an atomic-level model for the FX-GLA domain bound to PS bilayers. We utilized a membrane representation with enhanced lipid mobility, termed the highly mobile membrane mimetic (HMMM), permitting spontaneous membrane binding and insertion by FX-GLA in multiple 100-ns simulations. In 14 independent simulations, FX-GLA bound spontaneously to the membrane. The resulting membrane-bound models were converted from HMMM to conventional membrane and simulated for an additional 100 ns. Results The final membrane-bound FX-GLA model allowed for detailed characterization of the orientation, insertion depth and lipid interactions of the domain, providing insight into the molecular basis of its PS specificity. All binding simulations converged to the same configuration despite differing initial orientations. Conclusions Analysis of interactions between residues in FX-GLA and lipid-charged groups allowed for potential PS-specific binding sites to be identified. This new structural and dynamic information provides an additional step towards a full understanding of the role of atomic-level lipid-protein interactions in regulating the critical and complex clotting cascade.
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- Melanie P. Muller
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A
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Jardim LL, Chaves DG, Silveira-Cassette ACO, Simões e Silva AC, Santana MP, Cerqueira MH, Prezotti A, Lorenzato C, Franco V, van der Bom JG, Rezende SM. Immune status of patients with haemophilia A before exposure to factor VIII: first results from the HEMFIL study. Br J Haematol 2017; 178:971-978. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Letícia L. Jardim
- Faculty of Medicine; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil
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- Instituto de Hematologia Arthur de Siqueira Cavalcanti (HEMORIO); Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Espírito Santo (HEMOES); Vitória Espírito Santo Brazil
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- Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Paraná (HEMEPAR); Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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- Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Santa Catarina (HEMOSC); Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research; Sanquin & Department of Clinical Epidemiology; Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC); Leiden the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil
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Brzoska T, Suzuki Y, Sano H, Suzuki S, Tomczyk M, Tanaka H, Urano T. Imaging analyses of coagulation-dependent initiation of fibrinolysis on activated platelets and its modification by thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor. Thromb Haemost 2017; 117:682-690. [PMID: 28150854 DOI: 10.1160/th16-09-0722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Using intravital confocal microscopy, we observed previously that the process of platelet phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure, fibrin formation and lysine binding site-dependent plasminogen (plg) accumulation took place only in the centre of thrombi, not at their periphery. These findings prompted us to analyse the spatiotemporal regulatory mechanisms underlying coagulation and fibrinolysis. We analysed the fibrin network formation and the subsequent lysis in an in vitro experiment using diluted platelet-rich plasma supplemented with fluorescently labelled coagulation and fibrinolytic factors, using confocal laser scanning microscopy. The structure of the fibrin network formed by supplemented tissue factor was uneven and denser at the sites of coagulation initiation regions (CIRs) on PS-exposed platelets. When tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA; 7.5 nM) was supplemented, labelled plg (50 nM) as well as tPA accumulated at CIRs, from where fibrinolysis started and gradually expanded to the peripheries. The lysis time at CIRs and their peripheries (50 µm from the CIR) were 27.9 ± 6.6 and 44.4 ± 9.7 minutes (mean ± SD, n=50 from five independent experiments) after the addition of tissue factor, respectively. Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (TMα; 2.0 nM) attenuated the CIR-dependent plg accumulation and strongly delayed fibrinolysis at CIRs. A carboxypeptidase inhibitor dose-dependently enhanced the CIR-dependent fibrinolysis initiation, and at 20 µM it completely abrogated the TMα-induced delay of fibrinolysis. Our findings are the first to directly present crosstalk between coagulation and fibrinolysis, which takes place on activated platelets' surface and is further controlled by thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI).
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- Dr. Tetsumei Urano, Department of Physiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handa-yama Higashi-ku Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan, Tel.: +81 53 435 2248, Fax: +81 53 435 7020, E-mail:
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Acylcarnitines are anticoagulants that inhibit factor Xa and are reduced in venous thrombosis, based on metabolomics data. Blood 2015; 126:1595-600. [PMID: 26175037 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-03-636761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In many patients with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (venous thromboembolism, VTE), biomarkers or genetic risk factors have not been identified. To discover novel plasma metabolites associated with VTE risk, we employed liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics, which do not target any specific metabolites. Using the Scripps Venous Thrombosis Registry population for a case-control study, we discovered that 10:1 and 16:1 acylcarnitines were low in plasmas of the VTE patient group compared with matched controls, respectively. Data from targeted metabolomics studies showed that several long-chain acylcarnitines (10:1, 12:0, 12:2, 18:1, and 18:2) were lower in the VTE group. Clotting assays were used to evaluate a causal relationship for low acylcarnitines in patients with VTE. Various acylcarnitines inhibited factor Xa-initiated clotting. Inhibition of factor Xa by acylcarnitines was greater for longer acyl chains. Mechanistic studies showed that 16:0 acylcarnitine had anticoagulant activity in the absence of factor Va or phospholipids. Surface plasmon resonance investigations revealed that 16:0 acylcarnitine was bound to factor Xa and that binding did not require the γ-carboxy glutamic acid domain. In summary, our study identified low plasma levels of acylcarnitines in patients with VTE and showed that acylcarnitines have anticoagulant activity related to an ability to bind and inhibit factor Xa.
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Brzoska T, Tanaka-Murakami A, Suzuki Y, Sano H, Kanayama N, Urano T. Endogenously generated plasmin at the vascular wall injury site amplifies lysine binding site-dependent plasminogen accumulation in microthrombi. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122196. [PMID: 25806939 PMCID: PMC4373877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The fibrinolytic system plays a pivotal role in the regulation of hemostasis; however, it remains unclear how and when the system is triggered to induce thrombolysis. Using intra-vital confocal fluorescence microscopy, we investigated the process of plasminogen binding to laser-induced platelet-rich microthrombi generated in the mesenteric vein of transgenic mice expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP). The accumulation of GFP-expressing platelets as well as exogenously infused Alexa Fluor 568-labeled Glu-plasminogen (Glu-plg) on the injured vessel wall was assessed by measuring the increase in the corresponding fluorescence intensities. Glu-plg accumulated in a time-dependent manner in the center of the microthrombus, where phosphatidylserine is exposed on platelet surfaces and fibrin formation takes place. The rates of binding of Glu-plg in the presence of ε-aminocaproic acid and carboxypeptidase B, as well as the rates of binding of mini-plasminogen lacking kringle domains 1-4 and lysine binding sites, were significantly lower than that of Glu-plg alone, suggesting that the binding was dependent on lysine binding sites. Furthermore, aprotinin significantly suppressed the accumulation of Glu-plg, suggesting that endogenously generated plasmin activity is a prerequisite for the accumulation. In spite of the endogenous generation of plasmin and accumulation of Glu-plg in the center of microthrombi, the microthrombi did not change in size during the 2-hour observation period. When human tissue plasminogen activator was administered intravenously, Glu-plg further accumulated and the microthrombi were lysed. Glu-plg appeared to accumulate in the center of microthrombi in the early phase of microthrombus formation, and plasmin activity and lysine binding sites were required for this accumulation.
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- Tomasz Brzoska
- Department of Medical Physiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
- Department of Gynecology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Cardiolipin interaction with subunit c of ATP synthase: solid-state NMR characterization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1848:260-5. [PMID: 25168468 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The interaction of lipids with subunit c from F1F0 ATP synthase is studied by biophysical methods. Subunit c from both Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pneumoniae interacts and copurifies with cardiolipin. Solid state NMR data on oligomeric rings of F0 show that the cardiolipin interacts with the c subunit in membrane bilayers. These studies offer strong support for the hypothesis that F0 has specific interactions with cardiolipin.
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Stoilova-McPhie S, Grushin K, Dalm D, Miller J. Lipid nanotechnologies for structural studies of membrane-associated proteins. Proteins 2014; 82:2902-9. [PMID: 24957666 PMCID: PMC5292012 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2014] [Revised: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We present a methodology of lipid nanotubes (LNT) and nanodisks technologies optimized in our laboratory for structural studies of membrane-associated proteins at close to physiological conditions. The application of these lipid nanotechnologies for structure determination by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is fundamental for understanding and modulating their function. The LNTs in our studies are single bilayer galactosylceramide based nanotubes of ∼20 nm inner diameter and a few microns in length, that self-assemble in aqueous solutions. The lipid nanodisks (NDs) are self-assembled discoid lipid bilayers of ∼10 nm diameter, which are stabilized in aqueous solutions by a belt of amphipathic helical scaffold proteins. By combining LNT and ND technologies, we can examine structurally how the membrane curvature and lipid composition modulates the function of the membrane-associated proteins. As proof of principle, we have engineered these lipid nanotechnologies to mimic the activated platelet's phosphtaidylserine rich membrane and have successfully assembled functional membrane-bound coagulation factor VIII in vitro for structure determination by cryo-EM. The macromolecular organization of the proteins bound to ND and LNT are further defined by fitting the known atomic structures within the calculated three-dimensional maps. The combination of LNT and ND technologies offers a means to control the design and assembly of a wide range of functional membrane-associated proteins and complexes for structural studies by cryo-EM. The presented results confirm the suitability of the developed methodology for studying the functional structure of membrane-associated proteins, such as the coagulation factors, at a close to physiological environment.
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- Svetla Stoilova-McPhie
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, Texas, 77555; Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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Geddings JE, Mackman N. New players in haemostasis and thrombosis. Thromb Haemost 2014; 111:570-4. [PMID: 24573314 DOI: 10.1160/th13-10-0812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The blood coagulation cascade is essential for haemostasis, but excessive activation can cause thrombosis. Importantly, recent studies have identified factors that contribute to thrombosis but not haemostasis. These include factor XII (FXII), tissue factor-positive microparticles (MPs) and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Studies have shown that FXII plays a role in thrombosis but not haemostasis. FXII is activated in vivo by a variety of negatively-charged polyphosphates, which include extracellular RNA, DNA and inorganic polyphosphate (PolyP) that are released during cell damage and infection. These findings have led to the development of nucleic acid-binding polymers as a new class of anticoagulant drug. Other studies have analysed the role of MPs in experimental thrombosis. MPs are small membrane vesicles released from activated or apoptotic cells. We and others have found that tissue factor-positive MPs enhance thrombosis in mouse models and are elevated in the plasma of pancreatic cancer patients. Finally, NETs have been shown to contribute to experimental venous thrombosis in mouse models and are present in human thrombi. NETs are composed of chromatin fibers that are released from neutrophils undergoing cell death. NETs can capture platelets and increase fibrin deposition. The recent advances in our understanding of the factors contributing to thrombosis in animal models provide new opportunities for the development of safer anticoagulant drugs.
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- Nigel Mackman, PhD, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Tel.: +1 919 843 3961, Fax: +1 919 966 7639, E-mail:
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Soff GA. Commentary on "microparticle-associated tissue factor activity in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer and its effect on fibrin clot formation". Transl Res 2014; 163:136-40. [PMID: 24139900 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2013.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Gerald A Soff
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
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Vermaas JV, Tajkhorshid E. A microscopic view of phospholipid insertion into biological membranes. J Phys Chem B 2013; 118:1754-64. [PMID: 24313792 DOI: 10.1021/jp409854w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Understanding the process of membrane insertion is an essential step in developing a detailed mechanism, for example, for peripheral membrane protein association and membrane fusion. The highly mobile membrane mimetic (HMMM) has been used to accelerate the membrane association and binding of peripheral membrane proteins in simulations by increasing the lateral diffusion of phospholipid headgroups while retaining an atomistic description of the interface. Through a comparative study, we assess the difference in insertion rate of a free phospholipid into an HMMM as well as into a conventional phospholipid bilayer and develop a detailed mechanistic model of free phospholipid insertion into biological membranes. The mechanistic insertion model shows that successful irreversible association of the free phospholipid to the membrane interface, which results in its insertion, is the rate-limiting step. Association is followed by independent, sequential insertion of the acyl tails of the free phospholipid into the membrane, with splayed acyl tail intermediates. Use of the HMMM is found to replicate the same intermediate insertion states as in the full phospholipid bilayer; however, it accelerates overall insertion by approximately a factor of 3, with the probability of successful association of phospholipid to the membrane being significantly enhanced.
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- Josh V Vermaas
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, Department Biochemistry, College of Medicine, and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Geddings JE, Mackman N. Tumor-derived tissue factor-positive microparticles and venous thrombosis in cancer patients. Blood 2013; 122:1873-80. [PMID: 23798713 PMCID: PMC3772497 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-04-460139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Patients with cancer have an increased risk for venous thrombosis. Interestingly, different cancer types have different rates of thrombosis, with pancreatic cancer having one of the highest rates. However, the mechanisms responsible for the increase in venous thrombosis in patients with cancer are not understood. Tissue factor (TF) is a transmembrane receptor and primary initiator of blood coagulation. Tumor cells express TF and spontaneously release TF-positive microparticles (MPs) into the blood. MPs are small membrane vesicles that are highly procoagulant. It has been proposed that these circulating tumor-derived, TF-positive MPs may explain the increased rates of venous thrombosis seen in patients with cancer. In animal models, increased levels of tumor-derived, TF-positive MPs are associated with activation of coagulation. Moreover, these MPs bind to sites of vascular injury and enhance thrombosis. We and others have found that patients with cancer have elevated levels of circulating TF-positive MPs. These MPs are derived from tumors because they express tumor markers and are decreased by tumor resection. Importantly, several studies have shown that increased levels of TF-positive MPs correlate with venous thrombosis in patients with cancer. Taken together, these results suggest that TF-positive MPs may be a useful biomarker to identify patients with cancer who are at high risk for thrombosis.
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Vadivel K, Agah S, Messer AS, Cascio D, Bajaj MS, Krishnaswamy S, Esmon CT, Padmanabhan K, Bajaj SP. Structural and functional studies of γ-carboxyglutamic acid domains of factor VIIa and activated Protein C: role of magnesium at physiological calcium. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:1961-1981. [PMID: 23454357 PMCID: PMC4017951 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Revised: 02/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Crystal structures of factor (F) VIIa/soluble tissue factor (TF), obtained under high Mg(2+) (50mM Mg(2+)/5mM Ca(2+)), have three of seven Ca(2+) sites in the γ-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla) domain replaced by Mg(2+) at positions 1, 4, and 7. We now report structures under low Mg(2+) (2.5mM Mg(2+)/5mM Ca(2+)) as well as under high Ca(2+) (5mM Mg(2+)/45 mM Ca(2+)). Under low Mg(2+), four Ca(2+) and three Mg(2+) occupy the same positions as in high-Mg(2+) structures. Conversely, under low Mg(2+), reexamination of the structure of Gla domain of activated Protein C (APC) complexed with soluble endothelial Protein C receptor (sEPCR) has position 4 occupied by Ca(2+) and positions 1 and 7 by Mg(2+). Nonetheless, in direct binding experiments, Mg(2+) replaced three Ca(2+) sites in the unliganded Protein C or APC. Further, the high-Ca(2+) condition was necessary to replace Mg4 in the FVIIa/soluble TF structure. In biological studies, Mg(2+) enhanced phospholipid binding to FVIIa and APC at physiological Ca(2+). Additionally, Mg(2+) potentiated phospholipid-dependent activations of FIX and FX by FVIIa/TF and inactivation of activated factor V by APC. Since APC and FVIIa bind to sEPCR involving similar interactions, we conclude that under the low-Mg(2+) condition, sEPCR binding to APC-Gla (or FVIIa-Gla) replaces Mg4 by Ca4 with an attendant conformational change in the Gla domain ω-loop. Moreover, since phospholipid and sEPCR bind to FVIIa or APC via the ω-loop, we predict that phospholipid binding also induces the functional Ca4 conformation in this loop. Cumulatively, the data illustrate that Mg(2+) and Ca(2+) act in concert to promote coagulation and anticoagulation.
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- Kanagasabai Vadivel
- UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Characterization of platelet aminophospholipid externalization reveals fatty acids as molecular determinants that regulate coagulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:5875-80. [PMID: 23530199 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222419110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aminophospholipid (APL) trafficking across the plasma membrane is a key event in cell activation, apoptosis, and aging and is required for clearance of dying cells and coagulation. Currently the phospholipid molecular species externalized are unknown. Using a lipidomic method, we show that thrombin, collagen, or ionophore-activated human platelets externalize two phosphatidylserines (PSs) and five phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs). Four percent of the total cellular PE/PS pool (∼300 ng/2 × 10(8) cells, thrombin), is externalized via calcium mobilization and protease-activated receptors-1 and -4, and 48% is contained in microparticles. Apoptosis and energy depletion (aging) externalized the same APLs in a calcium-dependent manner, and all stimuli externalized oxidized phospholipids, termed hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-PEs. Transmembrane protein-16F (TMEM-16F), the protein mutated in Scott syndrome, was required for PE/PS externalization during thrombin activation and energy depletion, but not apoptosis. Platelet-specific APLs optimally supported tissue factor-dependent coagulation in human plasma, vs. APL with longer or shorter fatty acyl chains. This finding demonstrates fatty acids as molecular determinants of APL that regulate hemostasis. Thus, the molecular species of externalized APL during platelet activation, apoptosis, and energy depletion were characterized, and their ability to support coagulation revealed. The findings have therapeutic implications for bleeding disorders and transfusion therapy. The assay could be applied to other cell events characterized by APL externalization, including cell division and vesiculation.
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Tissue factor (TF) is a transmembrane glycoprotein and an essential component of the factor VIIa-TF enzymatic complex that triggers activation of the coagulation cascade. Formation of TF-FVIIa complexes on cell surfaces not only trigger the coagulation cascade but also transduce cell signaling via activation of protease-activated receptors. Tissue factor is expressed constitutively on cell surfaces of a variety of extravascular cell types, including fibroblasts and pericytes in and surrounding blood vessel walls and epithelial cells, but is generally absent on cells that come into contact with blood directly. However, TF expression could be induced in some blood cells, such as monocytes and endothelial cells, following an injury or pathological stimuli. Tissue factor is essential for hemostasis, but aberrant expression of TF leads to thrombosis. Therefore, a proper regulation of TF activity is critical for the maintenance of hemostatic balance and health in general. TF-FVIIa coagulant activity at the cell surface is influenced not only by TF protein expression levels but also independently by a variety of mechanisms, including alterations in membrane phospholipid composition and cholesterol content, thiol-dependent modifications of TF allosteric disulfide bonds, and other post-translational modifications of TF. In this article, we critically review the key literature on mechanisms by which TF coagulant activity is regulated at the cell surface in the absence of changes in TF protein levels with specific emphasis on recently published data and provide the authors' perspective on the subject.
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- L V M Rao
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Biomedical Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, TX, USA
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