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Huang L, Shao B. New insights of glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex organization and glycoprotein Ibα in platelet biogenesis. Curr Opin Hematol 2024:00062752-990000000-00081. [PMID: 39046849 DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX-V, a platelet surface receptor that plays a critical role in platelet adhesion and platelet-mediated immune responses, consists of GPIbα, GPIbβ, GPIX, and GPV in a stoichiometry of 2 : 4 : 2 : 1. Forming a complex is essential for GPIb-IX-V to function. GPIb-IX-V also plays an important role in platelet biogenesis by regulating the number and size of platelets. Yet how GPIb-IX-V regulates platelet biogenesis remains elusive. This review will summarize recent findings in the complex organization of GPIb-IX-V and its role in platelet biogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS Proteomics studies suggest that GPIbα, GPIbβ, GPIX, and GPV form the complex in a ratio of 1 : 2 : 1 : 1, which is supported by analysis of molecular weight of GPIb-IX-V and GPIb-IX and the structure of entire GPIb-IX-V. To activate platelets, GPIbα requires binding of CLEC-2 to trigger signals. Furthermore, disrupting the GPIbα anchorage to filamin A causes defects in platelet budding away from proplatelets leading to giant platelets and a low platelet count. SUMMARY New studies challenge the traditional model for the organization of GPIb-IX-V as a complex and indicate the role of GPIb-IX-V in platelet production. Those studies provide insights for GPIb-IX-V in the regulation of platelet activation and platelet biogenesis.
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- Lulu Huang
- Laboratory of Vascular Inflammation and Thrombosis Research, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA
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Yan R, Xia Y, Zhou K, Liu J, Sun Y, He C, Ge X, Yang M, Sun C, Yuan L, Li S, Yang B, Meng F, Cao L, Ruan C, Dai K. Essential role of glycoprotein Ibα in platelet activation. Blood Adv 2024; 8:3388-3401. [PMID: 38701351 PMCID: PMC11255362 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023012308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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ABSTRACT Glycoprotein Ibα (GPIbα), the ligand-binding subunit of platelet GPIb-IX complex, interacts with von Willebrand factor (VWF) exposed at the injured vessel wall, initiating platelet adhesion, activation, hemostasis, and thrombus formation. The cytoplasmic tail of GPIbα interacts with 14-3-3ζ, regulating the VWF-GPIbα-elicited signal transduction and VWF binding function of GPIbα. However, we unexpectedly found that the GPIbα-14-3-3ζ association, beyond VWF-dependent function, is essential for general platelet activation. We found that the myristoylated peptide of GPIbα C-terminus MPαC, a potential GPIbα inhibitor, by itself induced platelet aggregation, integrin αIIbβ3 activation, granule secretion, and phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure. Conversely, the deletion of the cytoplasmic tail of GPIbα in mouse platelets (10aa-/-) decreased platelet aggregation, integrin αIIbβ3 activation, granule secretion, and PS exposure induced by various physiological agonists. Phosphoproteome-based kinase activity profiling revealed significantly upregulated protein kinase C (PKC) activity in MPαC-treated platelets. MPαC-induced platelet activation was abolished by the pan-PKC inhibitor and PKCα deletion. Decreased PKC activity was observed in both resting and agonist-stimulated 10aa-/- platelets. GPIbα regulates PKCα activity by sequestering 14-3-3ζ from PKCα. In vivo, the deletion of the GPIbα cytoplasmic tail impaired mouse hemostasis and thrombus formation and protected against platelet-dependent pulmonary thromboembolism. Therefore, our findings demonstrate an essential role for the GPIbα cytoplasmic tail in regulating platelet general activation and thrombus formation beyond the VWF-GPIbα axis.
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- Rong Yan
- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Ministry of Health, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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Ellis ML, Terreaux A, Alwis I, Smythe R, Perdomo J, Eckly A, Cranmer SL, Passam FH, Maclean J, Schoenwaelder SM, Ruggeri ZM, Lanza F, Taoudi S, Yuan Y, Jackson SP. GPIbα-filamin A interaction regulates megakaryocyte localization and budding during platelet biogenesis. Blood 2024; 143:342-356. [PMID: 37922495 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023021292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/05/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT Glycoprotein Ibα (GPIbα) is expressed on the surface of platelets and megakaryocytes (MKs) and anchored to the membrane skeleton by filamin A (flnA). Although GPIb and flnA have fundamental roles in platelet biogenesis, the nature of this interaction in megakaryocyte biology remains ill-defined. We generated a mouse model expressing either human wild-type (WT) GPIbα (hGPIbαWT) or a flnA-binding mutant (hGPIbαFW) and lacking endogenous mouse GPIbα. Mice expressing the mutant GPIbα transgene exhibited macrothrombocytopenia with preserved GPIb surface expression. Platelet clearance was normal and differentiation of MKs to proplatelets was unimpaired in hGPIbαFW mice. The most striking abnormalities in hGPIbαFW MKs were the defective formation of the demarcation membrane system (DMS) and the redistribution of flnA from the cytoplasm to the peripheral margin of MKs. These abnormalities led to disorganized internal MK membranes and the generation of enlarged megakaryocyte membrane buds. The defective flnA-GPIbα interaction also resulted in misdirected release of buds away from the vasculature into bone marrow interstitium. Restoring the linkage between flnA and GPIbα corrected the flnA redistribution within MKs and DMS ultrastructural defects as well as restored normal bud size and release into sinusoids. These studies define a new mechanism of macrothrombocytopenia resulting from dysregulated MK budding. The link between flnA and GPIbα is not essential for the MK budding process, however, it plays a major role in regulating the structure of the DMS, bud morphogenesis, and the localized release of buds into the circulation.
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- Marc L Ellis
- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Blood Cell Formation Lab, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Haematology Research Unit, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, French Blood Establishment (EFS) Grand Est, BPPS UMR-S 1255, FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Box Hill, VIC, Australia
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- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, MERU-Roon Research Center on Vascular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, French Blood Establishment (EFS) Grand Est, BPPS UMR-S 1255, FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- Blood Cell Formation Lab, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Thrombosis Research Group, The Heart Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Department of Molecular Medicine, MERU-Roon Research Center on Vascular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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De Silva E, Hong F, Falet H, Kim H. Filamin A in platelets: Bridging the (signaling) gap between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:1060361. [PMID: 36605989 PMCID: PMC9808056 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1060361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Platelets are anucleate cells that are essential for hemostasis and wound healing. Upon activation of the cell surface receptors by their corresponding extracellular ligands, platelets undergo rapid shape change driven by the actin cytoskeleton; this shape change reaction is modulated by a diverse array of actin-binding proteins. One actin-binding protein, filamin A (FLNA), cross-links and stabilizes subcortical actin filaments thus providing stability to the cell membrane. In addition, FLNA binds the intracellular portion of multiple cell surface receptors and acts as a critical intracellular signaling scaffold that integrates signals between the platelet's plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton. This mini-review summarizes how FLNA transduces critical cell signals to the platelet cytoskeleton.
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- Enoli De Silva
- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Zhang Y, Ehrlich SM, Zhu C, Du X. Signaling mechanisms of the platelet glycoprotein Ib-IX complex. Platelets 2022; 33:823-832. [PMID: 35615944 PMCID: PMC9378482 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2022.2071852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The glycoprotein Ib-IX (GPIb-IX) complex mediates initial platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor (VWF) immobilized on subendothelial matrix and endothelial surfaces, and transmits VWF binding-induced signals to stimulate platelet activation. GPIb-IX also functions as part of a mechanosensor to convert mechanical force received via VWF binding into intracellular signals, thereby greatly enhancing platelet activation. Thrombin binding to GPIb-IX initiates GPIb-IX signaling cooperatively with protease-activated receptors to synergistically stimulate the platelet response to low-dose thrombin. GPIb-IX signaling may also occur following the binding of other GPIb-IX ligands such as leukocyte integrin αMβ2 and red cell-derived semaphorin 7A, contributing to thrombo-inflammation. GPIb-IX signaling requires the interaction between the cytoplasmic domains of GPIb-IX and 14-3-3 protein and is mediated through Src family kinases, the Rho family of small GTPases, phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt-cGMP-mitogen-activated protein kinase, and LIM kinase 1 signaling pathways, leading to calcium mobilization, integrin activation, and granule secretion. This review summarizes the current understanding of GPIb-IX signaling.
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- Yaping Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago,Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago,Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Ware J. Murine models of glycoprotein Ib-IX. Platelets 2022; 33:811-816. [PMID: 35417661 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2021.2022115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The utility of mouse models to dissect the molecular basis of hemostasis and thrombosis is now well established. The anucleate properties of circulating blood platelet and their specialized release from mature megakaryocytes makes the use of in vivo models all the more informative and powerful. Indeed, they are powerful but there do exist limitations. Here, we review the contributions of mouse models to the pathogenesis of the Bernard-Soulier syndrome, their use in platelet-specific gene expression, the recent development of mice expressing both human GPIb-IX and human von Willebrand factor (VWF), and finally the use of GPIb-IX mouse models to examine the impact of platelet biology beyond clotting. The humanization of the receptor and ligand axis is likely to be a major advancement in the characterization of therapeutics in the complex pathogenesis that drives thrombosis. When appropriate, we highlight some limitations of each mouse model, but this is not to minimize the contributions these models to the field. Rather, the limitations are meant to provide context for any direct application to the important mechanisms supporting human primary hemostasis and thrombosis.
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- Jerry Ware
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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Bendas G, Schlesinger M. The GPIb-IX complex on platelets: insight into its novel physiological functions affecting immune surveillance, hepatic thrombopoietin generation, platelet clearance and its relevance for cancer development and metastasis. Exp Hematol Oncol 2022; 11:19. [PMID: 35366951 PMCID: PMC8976409 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-022-00273-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX complex is a platelet receptor that mediates the initial interaction with subendothelial von Willebrand factor (VWF) causing platelet arrest at sites of vascular injury even under conditions of high shear. GPIb-IX dysfunction or deficiency is the reason for the rare but severe Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS), a congenital bleeding disorder. Although knowledge on GPIb-IX structure, its basic functions, ligands, and intracellular signaling cascades have been well established, several advances in GPIb-IX biology have been made in the recent years. Thus, two mechanosensitive domains and a trigger sequence in GPIb were characterized and its role as a thrombin receptor was deciphered. Furthermore, it became clear that GPIb-IX is involved in the regulation of platelet production, clearance and thrombopoietin secretion. GPIb is deemed to contribute to liver cancer development and metastasis. This review recapitulates these novel findings highlighting GPIb-IX in its multiple functions as a key for immune regulation, host defense, and liver cancer development.
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- Gerd Bendas
- Department of Pharmacy, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, 53121, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, 53121, Bonn, Germany. .,Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Bonn, Germany.
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Mbiandjeu S, Balduini A, Malara A. Megakaryocyte Cytoskeletal Proteins in Platelet Biogenesis and Diseases. Thromb Haemost 2021; 122:666-678. [PMID: 34218430 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Thrombopoiesis governs the formation of blood platelets in bone marrow by converting megakaryocytes into long, branched proplatelets on which individual platelets are assembled. The megakaryocyte cytoskeleton responds to multiple microenvironmental cues, including chemical and mechanical stimuli, sustaining the platelet shedding. During the megakaryocyte's life cycle, cytoskeletal networks organize cell shape and content, connect them physically and biochemically to the bone marrow vascular niche, and enable the release of platelets into the bloodstream. While the basic building blocks of the cytoskeleton have been studied extensively, new sets of cytoskeleton regulators have emerged as critical components of the dynamic protein network that supports platelet production. Understanding how the interaction of individual molecules of the cytoskeleton governs megakaryocyte behavior is essential to improve knowledge of platelet biogenesis and develop new therapeutic strategies for inherited thrombocytopenias caused by alterations in the cytoskeletal genes.
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- Serge Mbiandjeu
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Dunstan-Harrison C, Morison IM, Ledgerwood EC. A novel frameshift GP1BB mutation causes autosomal dominant macrothrombocytopenia with decreased vWF receptor expression but normal platelet aggregation. Platelets 2021; 33:324-327. [PMID: 33813986 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2021.1909716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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GP1bβ is a component of the von Willebrand factor (vWF) receptor complex that is necessary for platelet formation and activation. A novel frameshift variant in GP1BB has been identified in a family with macrothrombocytopenia. The variant leads to a protein that is 101 amino acids longer than wild type with loss of the transmembrane domain. As there is no defect in platelet aggregation, the family are classified as heterozygous carriers of a Bernard-Soulier syndrome-related mutation. The levels of the vWF receptor on platelets are reduced to 50% of the controls, with the presence of large platelets but normal platelet aggregation demonstrating that decreased vWF receptor expression impacts proplatelet formation but not platelet function.
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- Departments of Pathology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Interplay between the tyrosine kinases Chk and Csk and phosphatase PTPRJ is critical for regulating platelets in mice. Blood 2020; 135:1574-1587. [PMID: 32016283 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019002848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The Src family kinases (SFKs) Src, Lyn, and Fyn are essential for platelet activation and also involved in megakaryocyte (MK) development and platelet production. Platelet SFKs are inhibited by C-terminal Src kinase (Csk), which phosphorylates a conserved tyrosine in their C-terminal tail, and are activated by the receptor-type tyrosine phosphatase PTPRJ (CD148, DEP-1), which dephosphorylates the same residue. Deletion of Csk and PTPRJ in the MK lineage in mice results in increased SFK activity, but paradoxically hypoactive platelets resulting from negative feedback mechanisms, including upregulation of Csk homologous kinase (Chk) expression. Here, we investigate the role of Chk in platelets, functional redundancy with Csk, and the physiological consequences of ablating Chk, Csk, and PTPRJ in mice. Platelet count was normal in Chk knockout (KO) mice, reduced by 92% in Chk;Csk double KO (DKO) mice, and partially rescued in Chk;Csk;Ptprj triple KO (TKO) mice. Megakaryocyte numbers were significantly increased in both DKO and TKO mice. Phosphorylation of the inhibitory tyrosine of SFKs was almost completely abolished in DKO platelets, which was partially rescued in Src and Fyn in TKO platelets. This residual phosphorylation was abolished by Src inhibitors, revealing an unexpected mechanism in which SFKs autoinhibit their activity by phosphorylating their C-terminal tyrosine residues. We demonstrate that reduced inhibitory phosphorylation of SFKs leads to thrombocytopenia, with Csk being the dominant inhibitor in platelets and Chk having an auxiliary role. PTPRJ deletion in addition to Chk and Csk ameliorates the extent of thrombocytopenia, suggesting targeting it may have therapeutic benefits in such conditions.
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Bächer C, Bender M, Gekle S. Flow-accelerated platelet biogenesis is due to an elasto-hydrodynamic instability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:18969-18976. [PMID: 32719144 PMCID: PMC7431004 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2002985117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Blood platelets are formed by fragmentation of long membrane extensions from bone marrow megakaryocytes in the blood flow. Using lattice-Boltzmann/immersed boundary simulations we propose a biological Rayleigh-Plateau instability as the biophysical mechanism behind this fragmentation process. This instability is akin to the surface tension-induced breakup of a liquid jet but is driven by active cortical processes including actomyosin contractility and microtubule sliding. Our fully three-dimensional simulations highlight the crucial role of actomyosin contractility, which is required to trigger the instability, and illustrate how the wavelength of the instability determines the size of the final platelets. The elasto-hydrodynamic origin of the fragmentation explains the strong acceleration of platelet biogenesis in the presence of an external flow, which we observe in agreement with experiments. Our simulations then allow us to disentangle the influence of specific flow conditions: While a homogeneous flow with uniform velocity leads to the strongest acceleration, a shear flow with a linear velocity gradient can cause fusion events of two developing platelet-sized swellings during fragmentation. A fusion event may lead to the release of larger structures which are observable as preplatelets in experiments. Together, our findings strongly indicate a mainly physical origin of fragmentation and regulation of platelet size in flow-accelerated platelet biogenesis.
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- Christian Bächer
- Biofluid Simulation and Modeling, Theoretische Physik VI, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany;
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine I, University Hospital and Rudolf Virchow Center, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Biofluid Simulation and Modeling, Theoretische Physik VI, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany;
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Filamin A: key actor in platelet biology. Blood 2020; 134:1279-1288. [PMID: 31471375 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019000014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Filamins (FLNs) are large dimeric actin-binding proteins that regulate actin cytoskeleton remodeling. In addition, FLNs serve as scaffolds for signaling proteins, such as tyrosine kinases, GTPases, or phosphatases, as well as for adhesive receptors, such as integrins. Thus, they connect adhesive receptors to signaling pathways and to cytoskeleton. There are 3 isoforms of FLN (filamin a [FLNa], FLNb, FLNc) that originate from 3 homologous genes. FLNa has been the recent focus of attention because its mutations are responsible for a wide spectrum of defects called filaminopathies A, affecting brain (peri-ventricular nodular heterotopia), heart (valve defect), skeleton, gastrointestinal tract, and, more recently, the megakaryocytic lineage. This review will focus on the physiological and pathological roles of FLNa in platelets. Indeed, FLNa mutations alter platelet production from their bone marrow precursors, the megakaryocytes, yielding giant platelets in reduced numbers (macrothrombocytopenia). In platelets per se, FLNa mutations may lead to impaired αIIbβ3 integrin activation or in contrast, increased αIIbβ3 activation, potentially enhancing the risk of thrombosis. Experimental work delineating the interaction of FLNa with its platelet partners, including αIIbβ3, the von Willebrand factor receptor GPIb-IX-V, the tyrosine kinase Syk, and the signaling pathway of the collagen receptor GPVI, will also be reviewed.
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Ghalloussi D, Dhenge A, Bergmeier W. New insights into cytoskeletal remodeling during platelet production. J Thromb Haemost 2019; 17:1430-1439. [PMID: 31220402 PMCID: PMC6760864 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The past decade has brought unprecedented advances in our understanding of megakaryocyte (MK) biology and platelet production, processes that are strongly dependent on the cytoskeleton. Facilitated by technological innovations, such as new high-resolution imaging techniques (in vitro and in vivo) and lineage-specific gene knockout and reporter mouse strains, we are now able to visualize and characterize the molecular machinery required for MK development and proplatelet formation in live mice. Whole genome and RNA sequencing analysis of patients with rare platelet disorders, combined with targeted genetic interventions in mice, has led to the identification and characterization of numerous new genes important for MK development. Many of the genes important for proplatelet formation code for proteins that control cytoskeletal dynamics in cells, such as Rho GTPases and their downstream targets. In this review, we discuss how the final stages of MK development are controlled by the cellular cytoskeletons, and we compare changes in MK biology observed in patients and mice with mutations in cytoskeleton regulatory genes.
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- Dorsaf Ghalloussi
- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Nagy Z, Vögtle T, Geer MJ, Mori J, Heising S, Di Nunzio G, Gareus R, Tarakhovsky A, Weiss A, Neel BG, Desanti GE, Mazharian A, Senis YA. The Gp1ba-Cre transgenic mouse: a new model to delineate platelet and leukocyte functions. Blood 2019; 133:331-343. [PMID: 30429161 PMCID: PMC6484457 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-09-877787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Conditional knockout (KO) mouse models are invaluable for elucidating the physiological roles of platelets. The Platelet factor 4-Cre recombinase (Pf4-Cre) transgenic mouse is the current model of choice for generating megakaryocyte/platelet-specific KO mice. Platelets and leukocytes work closely together in a wide range of disease settings, yet the specific contribution of platelets to these processes remains unclear. This is partially a result of the Pf4-Cre transgene being expressed in a variety of leukocyte populations. To overcome this issue, we developed a Gp1ba-Cre transgenic mouse strain in which Cre expression is driven by the endogenous Gp1ba locus. By crossing Gp1ba-Cre and Pf4-Cre mice to the mT/mG dual-fluorescence reporter mouse and performing a head-to-head comparison, we demonstrate more stringent megakaryocyte lineage-specific expression of the Gp1ba-Cre transgene. Broader tissue expression was observed with the Pf4-Cre transgene, leading to recombination in many hematopoietic lineages, including monocytes, macrophages, granulocytes, and dendritic and B and T cells. Direct comparison of phenotypes of Csk, Shp1, or CD148 conditional KO mice generated using either the Gp1ba-Cre or Pf4-Cre strains revealed similar platelet phenotypes. However, additional inflammatory and immunological anomalies were observed in Pf4-Cre-generated KO mice as a result of nonspecific deletion in other hematopoietic lineages. By excluding leukocyte contributions to phenotypes, the Gp1ba-Cre mouse will advance our understanding of the role of platelets in inflammation and other pathophysiological processes in which platelet-leukocyte interactions are involved.
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- Zoltan Nagy
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Immune Cell Epigenetics and Signaling, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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- Division of Rheumatology, Rosalind Russell and Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY; and
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Disrupted filamin A/α IIbβ 3 interaction induces macrothrombocytopenia by increasing RhoA activity. Blood 2019; 133:1778-1788. [PMID: 30602618 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-07-861427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Filamin A (FLNa) links the cell membrane with the cytoskeleton and is central in several cellular processes. Heterozygous mutations in the X-linked FLNA gene are associated with a large spectrum of conditions, including macrothrombocytopenia, called filaminopathies. Using an isogenic pluripotent stem cell model derived from patients, we show that the absence of the FLNa protein in megakaryocytes (MKs) leads to their incomplete maturation, particularly the inability to produce proplatelets. Reduction in proplatelet formation potential is associated with a defect in actomyosin contractility, which results from inappropriate RhoA activation. This dysregulated RhoA activation was observed when MKs were plated on fibrinogen but not on other matrices (fibronectin, vitronectin, collagen 1, and von Willebrand factor), strongly suggesting a role for FLNa/αIIbβ3 interaction in the downregulation of RhoA activity. This was confirmed by experiments based on the overexpression of FLNa mutants deleted in the αIIbβ3-binding domain and the RhoA-interacting domain, respectively. Finally, pharmacological inhibition of the RhoA-associated kinase ROCK1/2 restored a normal phenotype and proplatelet formation. Overall, this work suggests a new etiology for macrothrombocytopenia, in which increased RhoA activity is associated with disrupted FLNa/αIIbβ3 interaction.
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For over 100 years, a link has been recognized between thrombosis and cancer. However, whether this was a causal or correlational relationship was debated. It is now well established that cancer and thrombosis are mechanistically related in intricate ways and can directly fuel each other. Here, we present an historical perspective of platelets and how their physiological function in hemostasis can contribute to tumor development and metastasis. This emerging field has garnered great interest as aspirin therapy has been proposed as a prevention strategy for some malignancies. We highlight the advances that have been made, presenting platelets as a key component that supports many of the hallmarks of cancer that have been described and conclude with future directions and studies that are needed to clarify the role of platelets in cancer and solidify platelet modulating therapies within oncology.
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- Aime T Franco
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Slot 505, 4301 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Slot 505, 4301 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA
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The Glycoprotein Ib-IX-V Complex. Platelets 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813456-6.00010-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Variants in exons 5 and 6 of ACTB cause syndromic thrombocytopenia. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4250. [PMID: 30315159 PMCID: PMC6185941 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06713-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Germline mutations in the ubiquitously expressed ACTB, which encodes β-cytoplasmic actin (CYA), are almost exclusively associated with Baraitser-Winter Cerebrofrontofacial syndrome (BWCFF). Here, we report six patients with previously undescribed heterozygous variants clustered in the 3′-coding region of ACTB. Patients present with clinical features distinct from BWCFF, including mild developmental disability, microcephaly, and thrombocytopenia with platelet anisotropy. Using patient-derived fibroblasts, we demonstrate cohort specific changes to β-CYA filament populations, which include the enhanced recruitment of thrombocytopenia-associated actin binding proteins (ABPs). These perturbed interactions are supported by in silico modeling and are validated in disease-relevant thrombocytes. Co-examination of actin and microtubule cytoskeleton constituents in patient-derived megakaryocytes and thrombocytes indicates that these β-CYA mutations inhibit the final stages of platelet maturation by compromising microtubule organization. Our results define an ACTB-associated clinical syndrome with a distinct genotype-phenotype correlation and delineate molecular mechanisms underlying thrombocytopenia in this patient cohort. Genetic variants in ACTB and ACTG1 have been associated with Baraitser-Winter Cerebrofrontofacial syndrome. Here, the authors report of a syndromic thrombocytopenia caused by variants in ACTB exons 5 or 6 that compromise the organization and coupling of the cytoskeleton, leading to impaired platelet maturation.
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Nava T, Rivard GE, Bonnefoy A. Challenges on the diagnostic approach of inherited platelet function disorders: Is a paradigm change necessary? Platelets 2017; 29:148-155. [PMID: 29090587 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2017.1356918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Inherited platelet function disorders (IPFD) have been assessed for more than 50 years by aggregation- and secretion-based tests. Several decision trees are available intending to standardize the investigation of IPFD. A large variability of approaches is still in use among the laboratories across the world. In spite of costly and lengthy laboratory evaluation, the results have been found inconclusive or negative in a significant part of patients having bleeding manifestations. Molecular investigation of newly identified IPFD has recently contributed to a better understanding of the complexity of platelet function. Once considered "classic" IPFDs, Glanzmann thrombasthenia and Bernard-Soulier syndrome have each had their pathophysiology reassessed and their diagnosis made more precise and informative. Megakaryopoiesis, platelet formation, and function have been found tightly interlinked, with several genes being involved in both inherited thrombocytopenias and impaired platelet function. Moreover, genetic approaches have moved from being used as confirmatory diagnostic tests to being tools for identification of genetic variants associated with bleeding disorders, even in the absence of a clear phenotype in functional testing. In this study, we aim to address some limits of the conventional tests used for the diagnosis of IPFD, and to highlight the potential contribution of recent molecular tools and opportunities to rethink the way we should approach the investigation of IPFD.
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- Tiago Nava
- a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine , Hematology and Oncology Division , Montréal , QC , Canada.,b Child and Adolescent Health, School of Medicine , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) , Porto Alegre , Brazil
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- a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine , Hematology and Oncology Division , Montréal , QC , Canada
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- a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine , Hematology and Oncology Division , Montréal , QC , Canada
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Dütting S, Gaits-Iacovoni F, Stegner D, Popp M, Antkowiak A, van Eeuwijk JMM, Nurden P, Stritt S, Heib T, Aurbach K, Angay O, Cherpokova D, Heinz N, Baig AA, Gorelashvili MG, Gerner F, Heinze KG, Ware J, Krohne G, Ruggeri ZM, Nurden AT, Schulze H, Modlich U, Pleines I, Brakebusch C, Nieswandt B. A Cdc42/RhoA regulatory circuit downstream of glycoprotein Ib guides transendothelial platelet biogenesis. Nat Commun 2017. [PMID: 28643773 PMCID: PMC5481742 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Blood platelets are produced by large bone marrow (BM) precursor cells, megakaryocytes (MKs), which extend cytoplasmic protrusions (proplatelets) into BM sinusoids. The molecular cues that control MK polarization towards sinusoids and limit transendothelial crossing to proplatelets remain unknown. Here, we show that the small GTPases Cdc42 and RhoA act as a regulatory circuit downstream of the MK-specific mechanoreceptor GPIb to coordinate polarized transendothelial platelet biogenesis. Functional deficiency of either GPIb or Cdc42 impairs transendothelial proplatelet formation. In the absence of RhoA, increased Cdc42 activity and MK hyperpolarization triggers GPIb-dependent transmigration of entire MKs into BM sinusoids. These findings position Cdc42 (go-signal) and RhoA (stop-signal) at the centre of a molecular checkpoint downstream of GPIb that controls transendothelial platelet biogenesis. Our results may open new avenues for the treatment of platelet production disorders and help to explain the thrombocytopenia in patients with Bernard-Soulier syndrome, a bleeding disorder caused by defects in GPIb-IX-V.
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- Sebastian Dütting
- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- INSERM UMR1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires-I2MC, UMR1048, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Toulouse, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- INSERM UMR1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires-I2MC, UMR1048, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Toulouse, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire LIRYC, Plateforme Technologique d'Innovation Biomédicale, Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Avenue du Haut Lévêque, 33604 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Research Group for Gene Modification in Stem Cells, LOEWE Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Frankfurt/Main and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225 Langen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansass 72205, USA
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- Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire LIRYC, Plateforme Technologique d'Innovation Biomédicale, Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Avenue du Haut Lévêque, 33604 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Research Group for Gene Modification in Stem Cells, LOEWE Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Frankfurt/Main and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225 Langen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- BRIC, Biomedical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Nørregade 10, 1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.,Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Shin EK, Park H, Noh JY, Lim KM, Chung JH. Platelet Shape Changes and Cytoskeleton Dynamics as Novel Therapeutic Targets for Anti-Thrombotic Drugs. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2017; 25:223-230. [PMID: 27871158 PMCID: PMC5424631 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2016.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Platelets play an essential role in hemostasis through aggregation and adhesion to vascular injury sites but their unnecessary activation can often lead to thrombotic diseases. Upon exposure to physical or biochemical stimuli, remarkable platelet shape changes precede aggregation or adhesion. Platelets shape changes facilitate the formation and adhesion of platelet aggregates, but are readily reversible in contrast to the irrevocable characteristics of aggregation and adhesion. In this dynamic phenomenon, complex molecular signaling pathways and a host of diverse cytoskeleton proteins are involved. Platelet shape change is easily primed by diverse pro-thrombotic xenobiotics and stimuli, and its inhibition can modulate thrombosis, which can ultimately contribute to the development or prevention of thrombotic diseases. In this review, we discussed the current knowledge on the mechanisms of platelet shape change and also pathological implications and therapeutic opportunities for regulating the related cytoskeleton dynamics.
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- Eun-Kyung Shin
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Pleines I, Woods J, Chappaz S, Kew V, Foad N, Ballester-Beltrán J, Aurbach K, Lincetto C, Lane RM, Schevzov G, Alexander WS, Hilton DJ, Astle WJ, Downes K, Nurden P, Westbury SK, Mumford AD, Obaji SG, Collins PW, Delerue F, Ittner LM, Bryce NS, Holliday M, Lucas CA, Hardeman EC, Ouwehand WH, Gunning PW, Turro E, Tijssen MR, Kile BT. Mutations in tropomyosin 4 underlie a rare form of human macrothrombocytopenia. J Clin Invest 2017; 127:814-829. [PMID: 28134622 PMCID: PMC5330761 DOI: 10.1172/jci86154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Platelets are anuclear cells that are essential for blood clotting. They are produced by large polyploid precursor cells called megakaryocytes. Previous genome-wide association studies in nearly 70,000 individuals indicated that single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in the gene encoding the actin cytoskeletal regulator tropomyosin 4 (TPM4) exert an effect on the count and volume of platelets. Platelet number and volume are independent risk factors for heart attack and stroke. Here, we have identified 2 unrelated families in the BRIDGE Bleeding and Platelet Disorders (BPD) collection who carry a TPM4 variant that causes truncation of the TPM4 protein and segregates with macrothrombocytopenia, a disorder characterized by low platelet count. N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea–induced (ENU-induced) missense mutations in Tpm4 or targeted inactivation of the Tpm4 locus led to gene dosage–dependent macrothrombocytopenia in mice. All other blood cell counts in Tpm4-deficient mice were normal. Insufficient TPM4 expression in human and mouse megakaryocytes resulted in a defect in the terminal stages of platelet production and had a mild effect on platelet function. Together, our findings demonstrate a nonredundant role for TPM4 in platelet biogenesis in humans and mice and reveal that truncating variants in TPM4 cause a previously undescribed dominant Mendelian platelet disorder.
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- Irina Pleines
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital and Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire LIRYC, Plateforme Technologique d’Innovation Biomédicale, Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Pessac, France
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- School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Arthur Bloom Haemophilia Centre, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Arthur Bloom Haemophilia Centre, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- NIHR BioResource–Rare Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Transgenic Animal Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Transgenic Animal Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NIHR BioResource–Rare Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Human Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Linkage between the mechanisms of thrombocytopenia and thrombopoiesis. Blood 2016; 127:1234-41. [PMID: 26787737 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-07-607903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Thrombocytopenia is defined as a status in which platelet numbers are reduced. Imbalance between the homeostatic regulation of platelet generation and destruction is 1 potential cause of thrombocytopenia. In adults, platelet generation is a 2-stage process entailing the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells into mature megakaryocytes (MKs; known as megakaryopoiesis) and release of platelets from MKs (known as thrombopoiesis or platelet biogenesis). Until recently, information about the genetic defects responsible for congenital thrombocytopenia was only available for a few forms of the disease. However, investigations over the past 15 years have identified mutations in genes encoding >20 different proteins that are responsible for these disorders, which has advanced our understanding of megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis. The underlying pathogenic mechanisms can be categorized as (1) defects in MK lineage commitment and differentiation, (2) defects in MK maturation, and (3) defect in platelet release. Using these developmental stage categories, we here update recently described mechanisms underlying megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis and discuss the association between platelet generation systems and thrombocytopenia.
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Baccini V, Alessi MC. [Diagnosis of inherited thrombocytopenia]. Rev Med Interne 2015; 37:117-26. [PMID: 26617290 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2015.10.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Inherited thrombocytopenias are rare, heterogenous and probably under-diagnosed because often classified as autoimmune thrombocytopenia. About 20 genes were described responsible for these thrombocytopenias. Precise diagnosis is necessary because the prognosis is different and some of them can evolve into hemopathies. First of all, it is important to gather a body of evidence to orientate towards an inherited cause: presence of the thrombocytopenia since childhood and of other family cases is a strong argument. Secondly, it is difficult to target the genetic investigations that settle the precise diagnosis. Genetic variants responsible for inherited thrombocytopenias affect different stage during megakaryocytopoiesis and cause thrombocytopenias with distinct characteristics. Presence of extra-hematological features, platelets' size measurement and evaluation of bone marrow megakaryocyte morphology when it is possible allow a primary orientation. We propose a diagnostic approach considering extra-hematological features, mode of inheritance, morphology, molecular and functional platelets' studies and bone marrow megakaryocyte morphology in order to better target genetic study. Nevertheless, despite this approach, some inherited thrombocytopenias remain still unexplained and could benefit from new methods of new generation sequencing in the future.
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- V Baccini
- Laboratoire d'hématologie, hôpital Nord, CHU de Marseille, chemin des Bourrelly, 13015 Marseille, France; Centre de référence des pathologies plaquettaires (CRPP), CHU Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, hôpital Nord, CHU de Marseille, chemin des Bourrelly, 13015 Marseille, France; Centre de référence des pathologies plaquettaires (CRPP), CHU Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France
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Artificial MiRNA Knockdown of Platelet Glycoprotein lbα: A Tool for Platelet Gene Silencing. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132899. [PMID: 26176854 PMCID: PMC4503784 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In recent years, candidate genes and proteins implicated in platelet function have been identified by various genomic approaches. To elucidate their exact role, we aimed to develop a method to apply miRNA interference in platelet progenitor cells by using GPIbα as a proof-of-concept target protein. After in silico and in vitro screening of siRNAs targeting GPIbα (siGPIBAs), we developed artificial miRNAs (miGPIBAs), which were tested in CHO cells stably expressing GPIb-IX complex and megakaryoblastic DAMI cells. Introduction of siGPIBAs in CHO GPIb-IX cells resulted in 44 to 75% and up to 80% knockdown of GPIbα expression using single or combined siRNAs, respectively. Conversion of siGPIBAs to miGPIBAs resulted in reduced silencing efficiency, which could however be circumvented by tandem integration of two hairpins targeting different regions of GPIBA mRNA where 72% GPIbα knockdown was achieved. CHO GPIb-IX cells transfected with the miGPIBA construct displayed a significant decrease in their ability to aggregate characterized by lower aggregate numbers and size compared to control CHO GPIb-IX cells. More importantly, we successfully silenced GPIbα in differentiating megakaryoblastic DAMI cells that exhibited morphological changes associated with actin organization. In conclusion, we here report the successful use of miRNA technology to silence a platelet protein in megakaryoblastic cells and demonstrate its usefulness in functional assays. Hence, we believe that artificial miRNAs are suitable tools to unravel the role of a protein of interest in stem cells, megakaryocytes and platelets, thereby expanding their application to novel fields of basic and translational research.
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Favier R, Raslova H. Progress in understanding the diagnosis and molecular genetics of macrothrombocytopenias. Br J Haematol 2015; 170:626-39. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Remi Favier
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale; U1170; Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer; Villejuif France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris; Armand Trousseau Children Hospital; French Reference Center for Platelet Disorders; Haematological Laboratory; Paris France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale; U1170; Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer; Villejuif France
- Faculté de Médecine; University Paris Saclay and University Paris-Sud 11; Le Kremlin-Bicêtre France
- Gustave Roussy; Villejuif France
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In this issue of Blood, Manchev et al describe a consanguineous family with severe macrothrombocytopenia and bleeding symptoms where exome sequencing revealed a homozygous missense mutation in the PRKACG gene (p.74Ile>Met) encoding the γ-catalytic subunit of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase (PKA).
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Swanepoel AC, Pretorius E. Erythrocyte-platelet interaction in uncomplicated pregnancy. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2014; 20:1848-1860. [PMID: 25470019 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927614013518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Maternal and fetal requirements during uncomplicated pregnancy are associated with changes in the hematopoietic system. Platelets and erythrocytes [red blood cells (RBCs)], and especially their membranes, are involved in coagulation, and their interactions may provide reasons for the changed hematopoietic system during uncomplicated pregnancy. We review literature regarding RBC and platelet membrane structure and interactions during hypercoagulability and hormonal changes. We then study interactions between RBCs and platelets in uncomplicated pregnancy, as their interactions may be one of the reasons for increased hypercoagulability during uncomplicated pregnancy. Scanning electron microscopy was used to study whole blood smears from 90 pregnant females in different phases of pregnancy. Pregnancy-specific interaction was seen between RBCs and platelets. Typically, one or more platelets interacted through platelet spreading and pseudopodia formation with a single RBC. However, multiple interactions with RBCs were also shown for a single platelet. Specific RBC-platelet interaction seen during uncomplicated pregnancy may be caused by increased estrogen and/or increased fibrinogen concentrations. This interaction may contribute to the hypercoagulable state associated with healthy and uncomplicated pregnancy and may also play a fundamental role in gestational thrombocytopenia.
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- Albe C Swanepoel
- Department of Physiology,School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,University of Pretoria,Private Bag x323;Arcadia 0007,South Africa
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- Department of Physiology,School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,University of Pretoria,Private Bag x323;Arcadia 0007,South Africa
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Lev PR, Grodzielski M, Goette NP, Glembotsky AC, Espasandin YR, Pierdominici MS, Contrufo G, Montero VS, Ferrari L, Molinas FC, Heller PG, Marta RF. Impaired proplatelet formation in immune thrombocytopenia: a novel mechanism contributing to decreased platelet count. Br J Haematol 2014; 165:854-64. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Paola R. Lev
- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Análisis Clínicos; Centro de Educación Médica e Investigación Clínica “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Hematología Investigación; Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires Argentina
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Collier MEW, Maraveyas A, Ettelaie C. Filamin-A is required for the incorporation of tissue factor into cell-derived microvesicles. Thromb Haemost 2013; 111:647-55. [PMID: 24258684 DOI: 10.1160/th13-09-0769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We previously reported that the incorporation of tissue factor (TF) into cell-derived microvesicles (MVs) is regulated by the phosphorylation of the cytoplasmic domain of TF. Since the cytoskeletal protein filamin-A is known to bind to the cytoplasmic domain of TF in a phosphorylation-dependent manner, the involvement of filamin-A in the incorporation of TF into MVs was examined. Endothelial cells were transfected to express TF, whereas MDA-MB-231 cells were used to examine endogenously expressed TF. MV release was induced by activating protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2). Partial suppression of filamin-A expression using two different filamin-A siRNA sequences resulted in significant reductions in the incorporation of TF antigen into MVs as determined by TF-ELISA and western blot analysis, and was reflected in reduced thrombin-generation and FXa-generation capacities of these MVs. Deletion of the cytoplasmic domain of TF also resulted in reduced incorporation of TF into MVs, whereas the suppression of filamin-A expression had no additional effect on the incorporation of truncated TF into MVs. Partial suppression of filamin-A expression had no effect on the number and size distribution of the released MVs. However, >90% suppression of filamin-A expression resulted in increased MV release, possibly as a result of increased instability of the plasma membrane and underlying cytoskeleton. In conclusion, the presence of filamin-A appears to be essential for the incorporation of TF into MVs following PAR2 activation, but is not required for the process of MV formation and release following PAR2 activation.
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- Mary E W Collier
- Dr. Mary Collier, Biomedical Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK, Tel.: +44 1482 465528; Fax: +44 1482 465458, E-mail:
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Platelet hyperreactivity explains the bleeding abnormality and macrothrombocytopenia in a murine model of sitosterolemia. Blood 2013; 122:2732-42. [PMID: 23926302 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-06-510461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Sitosterolemia is a rare, autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter genes ABCG5 or ABCG8 that result in accumulation of xenosterols in the body. Clinical manifestations include tendon xanthomas, premature coronary artery disease, hemolytic anemia, macrothrombocytopenia, and bleeding. Although the effect of sterol accumulation on the predisposition for atherosclerosis is evident, how xenosterol accumulation leads to defects in platelet physiology is unknown. Sitosterolemia induced in Abcg5- and Abcg8-deficient mice fed a high plant sterol diet resulted in accumulation of free sterols in platelet plasma membranes, leading to hyperactivatable platelets characterized by constitutive binding of fibrinogen to its αIIbβ3 integrin receptor, internalization of the αIIbβ3 complex, generation of platelet-derived microparticles, and changes in the quantity and subcellular localization of filamin. The latter was associated with macrothrombocytopenia, shedding of GPIbα, impaired platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor, and inability to form stable thrombi. Plasma levels of soluble GPIbα were strongly correlated with plasma sitosterol levels in samples from human sitosterolemic patients, implicating a similar mechanism of sterol-induced platelet passivation in the human disease. Intercalation of plant sterols into the plasma membrane therefore results in dysregulation of multiple platelet activation pathways, leading to macrothrombocytopenia and bleeding.
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Maurer E, Tang C, Schaff M, Bourdon C, Receveur N, Ravanat C, Eckly A, Hechler B, Gachet C, Lanza F, Mangin PH. Targeting platelet GPIbβ reduces platelet adhesion, GPIb signaling and thrombin generation and prevents arterial thrombosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2013; 33:1221-9. [PMID: 23559635 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.301013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The glycoprotein (GP) Ib-V-IX complex regulates the adhesion, activation, and procoagulant activity of platelets. We previously reported that RAM.1, a rat monoclonal antibody directed against the extracellular domain of mouse GPIbβ, diminished adhesion of platelets and chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with the human GPIb-IX complex to von Willebrand factor under flow conditions. Here, we further evaluated the functional importance of GPIbβ by studying the impact of RAM.1 on GPIb-mediated platelet responses and in vitro and in vivo thrombus formation. APPROACH AND RESULTS We show that RAM.1 dramatically reduced GPIb-mediated filopodia extension of chinese hamster ovary GPIb-IX cells after adhesion to von Willebrand factor. RAM.1 also reduced filopodia extension and GPIb-mediated Ca(2+) signaling after adhesion of mouse platelets to von Willebrand factor. RAM.1 inhibited thrombin generation in platelet-rich plasma without impairing phosphatidylserine exposure. In addition, RAM.1 reduced thrombus formation after perfusion of mouse whole blood over collagen in a shear-dependent manner. This effect was confirmed in vivo, because injection of F(ab)'2 fragments of RAM.1 diminished thrombus formation induced by laser beam injury of mesenteric arterioles and forceps injury of the abdominal aorta. In contrast, RAM.1 F(ab)'2 did not prolong the tail-bleeding time or increase the volume of blood lost. CONCLUSIONS These findings are the first evidence that targeting a subunit other than GPIbα can lead to an antithrombotic effect via the GPIb-V-IX complex. This could represent an alternative way to reduce thrombus formation with a minor impact on hemostasis.
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- Eric Maurer
- Inserm UMR-S949, Université Université de Strasbourg, Etablissement Français du Sang-Alsace (EFS-Alsace), Strasbourg, France
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Yue J, Huhn S, Shen Z. Complex roles of filamin-A mediated cytoskeleton network in cancer progression. Cell Biosci 2013; 3:7. [PMID: 23388158 PMCID: PMC3573937 DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-3-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Filamin-A (FLNA), also called actin-binding protein 280 (ABP-280), was originally identified as a non-muscle actin binding protein, which organizes filamentous actin into orthogonal networks and stress fibers. Filamin-A also anchors various transmembrane proteins to the actin cytoskeleton and provides a scaffold for a wide range of cytoplasmic and nuclear signaling proteins. Intriguingly, several studies have revealed that filamin-A associates with multiple non-cytoskeletal proteins of diverse function and is involved in several unrelated pathways. Mutations and aberrant expression of filamin-A have been reported in human genetic diseases and several types of cancer. In this review, we discuss the implications of filamin-A in cancer progression, including metastasis and DNA damage response.
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- Jingyin Yue
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA.
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Berrou E, Adam F, Lebret M, Fergelot P, Kauskot A, Coupry I, Jandrot-Perrus M, Nurden A, Favier R, Rosa JP, Goizet C, Nurden P, Bryckaert M. Heterogeneity of Platelet Functional Alterations in Patients With Filamin A Mutations. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2013; 33:e11-8. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.300603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective—
We examined platelet functions in 4 unrelated patients with filaminopathy A caused by dominant mutations of the X-linked filamin A (
FLNA
) gene.
Methods and Results—
Patients P1, P2, and P4 exhibited periventricular nodular heterotopia, heterozygozity for truncating
FLNA
mutations, and thrombocytopenia (except P2). P3 exhibited isolated thrombocytopenia and heterozygozity for a p.Glu1803Lys
FLNA
mutation. Truncated FLNa was undetectable by Western blotting of P1, P2, and P4 platelets, but full-length FLNa was detected at 37%, 82%, and 57% of control, respectively. P3 FLNa (p.Glu1803Lys and full-length) was assessed at 79%. All patients exhibited a platelet subpopulation negative for FLNa. Platelet aggregation, secretion, glycoprotein VI signaling, and thrombus growth on collagen were decreased for P1, P3, and P4, but normal for P2. For the 2 patients analyzed (P1 and P4), spreading was enhanced and, more markedly, in FLNa-negative platelets, suggesting that FLNa negatively regulates cytoskeleton reorganization. Platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor under flow correlated with platelet full-length FLNa content: markedly reduced for P1 and P4 and unchanged for P2. Interestingly, von Willebrand factor flow adhesion was increased for P3, consistent with a gain-of-function effect enhancing glycoprotein Ib-IX-V/von Willebrand factor interaction. These results are consistent with a positive role for FLNa in platelet adhesion under high shear.
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FLNA
mutation heterogeneity correlates with different platelet functional impacts and points to opposite regulatory roles of FLNa in spreading and flow adhesion under shear.
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- Eliane Berrou
- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
| | - Paquita Nurden
- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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- From the INSERM, U770, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France (E.B., F.A., M.L., A.K., J-P.R., M.B.); Université Bordeaux Segalen, Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), EA 4576, Bordeaux, France (P.F., I.C., C.G.); CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement Embryonnaire, Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France (P.F., C.G.); INSERM, U698, Paris, France (M.J
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Platelet (PLT) production represents the final stage of megakaryocyte (MK) development. During differentiation, bone marrow MKs extend and release long, branched proPLTs into sinusoidal blood vessels, which undergo repeated abscissions to yield circulating PLTs. Circular-prePLTs are dynamic intermediate structures in this sequence that have the capacity to reversibly convert into barbell-proPLTs and may be related to "young PLTs" and "large PLTs" of both inherited and acquired macrothrombocytopenias. Conversion is regulated by the diameter and thickness of the peripheral microtubule coil, and PLTs are capable of enlarging in culture to generate barbell-proPLTs that divide to yield 2 smaller PLT products. Because PLT number and size are inversely proportional, this raises the question: do macrothrombocytopenias represent a failure in the intermediate stages of PLT production? This review aims to bring together and contextualize our current understanding of terminal PLT production against the backdrop of human macrothrombocytopenias to establish how "large PLTs" observed in both conditions are similar, how they are different, and what they can teach us about PLT formation. A better understanding of the cytoskeletal mechanisms that regulate PLT formation and determine PLT size offers the promise of improved therapies for clinical disorders of PLT production and an important source of PLTs for infusion.
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Recent findings have identified critical roles for the actin filament-crosslinking protein filamin A (FlnA) in platelets and megakaryocytes. This short review focuses on the structure of FlnA and its interaction with the Von Willebrand Factor receptor GPIb-IX-V complex and the fibrinogen receptor, the integrin αIIbβ3 in platelets.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hervé Falet
- Division of Translational Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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