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Tao XY, Li QQ, Zeng Y. Clinical application of liquid biopsy in colorectal cancer: detection, prediction, and treatment monitoring. Mol Cancer 2024; 23:145. [PMID: 39014366 PMCID: PMC11250976 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-024-02063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies affecting the gastrointestinal tract and is ranked third among cancers with the highest incidence and second-highest mortality rate worldwide. CRC exhibits a slow progression providing a wide treatment window. The currently employed CRC screening methods have shown great potential to prevent CRC and reduce CRC-related morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis of CRC is achieved by colonoscopy and tissue biopsy, with studies showing that liquid biopsy is more effective in detecting and diagnosing early CRC patients. Increasing number of studies have shown that the tumor components shed into circulating blood can be detected in liquid form, and can be applied in the clinical management of CRC. Analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), or tumor-associated platelets (TEPs) in the blood can be used for early screening and diagnosis of CRC, aid tumor staging, treatment response monitoring, and prediction of CRC recurrence and metastasis in a minimally invasive manner. This chapter provides an updated review of CTCs, ctDNA, and TEPs as novel biomarkers for CRC, highlighting their strengths and limitations.
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- Xiang-Yuan Tao
- Translational Medicine Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Translational Medicine Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Translational Medicine Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- School of Pharmacy, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
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Wurtzel JGT, Lazar S, Askari S, Zhao X, Severa J, Ayombil F, Michael JV, Camire RM, McKenzie SE, Stalker TJ, Ma P, Goldfinger LE. Plasma growth factors maintain constitutive translation in platelets to regulate reactivity and thrombotic potential. Blood Adv 2024; 8:1550-1566. [PMID: 38163324 PMCID: PMC10982986 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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ABSTRACT Mechanisms of proteostasis in anucleate circulating platelets are unknown and may regulate platelet function. We investigated the hypothesis that plasma-borne growth factors/hormones (GFHs) maintain constitutive translation in circulating platelets to facilitate reactivity. Bio-orthogonal noncanonical amino acid tagging (BONCAT) coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis revealed constitutive translation of a broad-spectrum translatome in human platelets dependent upon plasma or GFH exposure, and in murine circulation. Freshly isolated platelets from plasma showed homeostatic activation of translation-initiation signaling pathways: phosphorylation of p38/ERK upstream kinases, essential intermediate MNK1/2, and effectors eIF4E/4E-BP1. Plasma starvation led to loss of pathway phosphorylation, but it was fully restored with 5-minute stimulation by plasma or GFHs. Cycloheximide or puromycin infusion suppressed ex vivo platelet GpIIb/IIIa activation and P-selectin exposure with low thrombin concentrations and low-to-saturating concentrations of adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP) or thromboxane analog but not convulxin. ADP-induced thromboxane generation was blunted by translation inhibition, and secondary-wave aggregation was inhibited in a thromboxane-dependent manner. Intravenously administered puromycin reduced injury-induced clot size in cremaster muscle arterioles, and delayed primary hemostasis after tail tip amputation but did not delay neither final hemostasis after subsequent rebleeds, nor final hemostasis after jugular vein puncture. In contrast, these mice were protected from injury-induced arterial thrombosis and thrombin-induced pulmonary thromboembolism (PE), and adoptive transfer of translation-inhibited platelets into untreated mice inhibited arterial thrombosis and PE. Thus, constitutive plasma GFH-driven translation regulates platelet G protein-coupled receptor reactivity to balance hemostasis and thrombotic potential.
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- Jeremy G. T. Wurtzel
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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Konstorum A, Mohanty S, Zhao Y, Melillo A, Vander Wyk B, Nelson A, Tsang S, Blevins TP, Belshe R, Chawla DG, Rondina MT, Gill TM, Montgomery RR, Allore HG, Kleinstein SH, Shaw AC. Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging. Aging Cell 2023; 22:e13749. [PMID: 36656789 PMCID: PMC9924941 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Platelets are uniquely positioned as mediators of not only hemostasis but also innate immunity. However, how age and geriatric conditions such as frailty influence platelet function during an immune response remains unclear. We assessed the platelet transcriptome at baseline and following influenza vaccination in Younger (age 21-35) and Older (age ≥65) adults (including community-dwelling individuals who were largely non-frail and skilled nursing facility (SNF)-resident adults who nearly all met criteria for frailty). Prior to vaccination, we observed an age-associated increase in the expression of platelet activation and mitochondrial RNAs and decrease in RNAs encoding proteins mediating translation. Age-associated differences were also identified in post-vaccination response trajectories over 28 days. Using tensor decomposition analysis, we found increasing RNA expression of genes in platelet activation pathways in young participants, but decreasing levels in (SNF)-resident adults. Translation RNA trajectories were inversely correlated with these activation pathways. Enhanced platelet activation was found in community-dwelling older adults at the protein level, compared to young individuals both prior to and post-vaccination; whereas SNF residents showed decreased platelet activation compared to community-dwelling older adults that could reflect the influence of decreased translation RNA expression. Our results reveal alterations in the platelet transcriptome and activation responses that may contribute to age-associated chronic inflammation and the increased incidence of thrombotic and pro-inflammatory diseases in older adults.
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- Anna Konstorum
- Department of PathologyYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious DiseasesYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of PathologyYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Program on AgingYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious DiseasesYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Program on AgingYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of MedicineSaint Louis University School of MedicineSt. LouisMissouriUSA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of MedicineSaint Louis University School of MedicineSt. LouisMissouriUSA
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- Program in Computational Biology and BioinformaticsYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, and the Molecular Medicine ProgramUniversity of Utah HealthSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- Department of Medicine and the GRECCGeorge E. Wahlen VAMCSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Program on AgingYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Program on AgingYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of PathologyYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Program in Computational Biology and BioinformaticsYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious DiseasesYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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Trugilho MRO, Azevedo-Quintanilha IG, Gesto JSM, Moraes ECS, Mandacaru SC, Campos MM, Oliveira DM, Dias SSG, Bastos VA, Santos MDM, Carvalho PC, Valente RH, Hottz ED, Bozza FA, Souza TML, Perales J, Bozza PT. Platelet proteome reveals features of cell death, antiviral response and viral replication in covid-19. Cell Death Discov 2022; 8:324. [PMID: 35842415 PMCID: PMC9287722 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-01122-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected over 400 million people worldwide, leading to 6 million deaths. Among the complex symptomatology of COVID-19, hypercoagulation and thrombosis have been described to directly contribute to lethality, pointing out platelets as an important SARS-CoV-2 target. In this work, we explored the platelet proteome of COVID-19 patients through a label-free shotgun proteomics approach to identify platelet responses to infection, as well as validation experiments in a larger patient cohort. Exclusively detected proteins (EPs) and differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified in the proteomic dataset and thus classified into biological processes to map pathways correlated with pathogenesis. Significant changes in the expression of proteins related to platelet activation, cell death, and antiviral response through interferon type-I were found in all patients. Since the outcome of COVID-19 varies highly among individuals, we also performed a cross-comparison of proteins found in survivors and nonsurvivors. Proteins belonging to the translation pathway were strongly highlighted in the nonsurvivor group. Moreover, the SARS-CoV-2 genome was fully sequenced in platelets from five patients, indicating viral internalization and preprocessing, with CD147 as a potential entry route. In summary, platelets play a significant role in COVID-19 pathogenesis via platelet activation, antiviral response, and disease severity.
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- Monique R O Trugilho
- Center for Technological Development in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Laboratory of Toxinology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Center for Technological Development in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxinology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Development in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxinology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Structural and Computational Proteomics, Carlos Chagas Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Structural and Computational Proteomics, Carlos Chagas Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxinology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunothrombosis, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- National Institute of Infectious Disease Evandro Chagas, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, and D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Development in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- National Institute for Science and Technology on Innovation on Diseases of Neglected Populations, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxinology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Zhou H, Zhu L, Song J, Wang G, Li P, Li W, Luo P, Sun X, Wu J, Liu Y, Zhu S, Zhang Y. Liquid biopsy at the frontier of detection, prognosis and progression monitoring in colorectal cancer. Mol Cancer 2022; 21:86. [PMID: 35337361 PMCID: PMC8951719 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-022-01556-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and a leading cause of carcinogenic death. To date, surgical resection is regarded as the gold standard by the operator for clinical decisions. Because conventional tissue biopsy is invasive and only a small sample can sometimes be obtained, it is unable to represent the heterogeneity of tumor or dynamically monitor tumor progression. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find a new minimally invasive or noninvasive diagnostic strategy to detect CRC at an early stage and monitor CRC recurrence. Over the past years, a new diagnostic concept called “liquid biopsy” has gained much attention. Liquid biopsy is noninvasive, allowing repeated analysis and real-time monitoring of tumor recurrence, metastasis or therapeutic responses. With the advanced development of new molecular techniques in CRC, circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), exosomes, and tumor-educated platelet (TEP) detection have achieved interesting and inspiring results as the most prominent liquid biopsy markers. In this review, we focused on some clinical applications of CTCs, ctDNA, exosomes and TEPs and discuss promising future applications to solve unmet clinical needs in CRC patients.
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- Hui Zhou
- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.,Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China.
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Fields AT, Lee MC, Mayer F, Santos YA, Bainton CM, Matthay ZA, Callcut RA, Mayer N, Cuschieri J, Kober KM, Bainton RJ, Kornblith LZ. A new trauma frontier: Exploratory pilot study of platelet transcriptomics in trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022; 92:313-322. [PMID: 34738997 PMCID: PMC8781218 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The earliest measurable changes to postinjury platelet biology may be in the platelet transcriptome, as platelets are known to carry messenger ribonucleic acids (RNAs), and there is evidence in other inflammatory and infectious disease states of differential and alternative platelet RNA splicing in response to changing physiology. Thus, the aim of this exploratory pilot study was to examine the platelet transcriptome and platelet RNA splicing signatures in trauma patients compared with healthy donors. METHODS Preresuscitation platelets purified from trauma patients (n = 9) and healthy donors (n = 5) were assayed using deep RNA sequencing. Differential gene expression analysis, weighted gene coexpression network analysis, and differential alternative splicing analyses were performed. In parallel samples, platelet function was measured with platelet aggregometry, and clot formation was measured with thromboelastography. RESULTS Differential gene expression analysis identified 49 platelet RNAs to have differing abundance between trauma patients and healthy donors. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis identified coexpressed platelet RNAs that correlated with platelet aggregation. Differential alternative splicing analyses revealed 1,188 splicing events across 462 platelet RNAs that were highly statistically significant (false discovery rate <0.001) in trauma patients compared with healthy donors. Unsupervised principal component analysis of these platelet RNA splicing signatures segregated trauma patients in two main clusters separate from healthy controls. CONCLUSION Our findings provide evidence of finetuning of the platelet transcriptome through differential alternative splicing of platelet RNA in trauma patients and that this finetuning may have relevance to downstream platelet signaling. Additional investigations of the trauma platelet transcriptome should be pursued to improve our understanding of the platelet functional responses to trauma on a molecular level.
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Joshi A, Schmidt LE, Burnap SA, Lu R, Chan MV, Armstrong PC, Baig F, Gutmann C, Willeit P, Santer P, Barwari T, Theofilatos K, Kiechl S, Willeit J, Warner TD, Mathur A, Mayr M. Neutrophil-Derived Protein S100A8/A9 Alters the Platelet Proteome in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Is Associated With Changes in Platelet Reactivity. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 42:49-62. [PMID: 34809447 PMCID: PMC8691374 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.121.317113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Objective: Platelets are central to acute myocardial infarction (MI). How the platelet proteome is altered during MI is unknown. We sought to describe changes in the platelet proteome during MI and identify corresponding functional consequences. Approach and Results: Platelets from patients experiencing ST-segment–elevation MI (STEMI) before and 3 days after treatment (n=30) and matched patients with severe stable coronary artery disease before and 3 days after coronary artery bypass grafting (n=25) underwent quantitative proteomic analysis. Elevations in the proteins S100A8 and S100A9 were detected at the time of STEMI compared with stable coronary artery disease (S100A8: FC, 2.00; false discovery rate, 0.05; S100A9: FC, 2.28; false discovery rate, 0.005). During STEMI, only S100A8 mRNA and protein levels were correlated in platelets (R=0.46, P=0.012). To determine whether de novo protein synthesis occurs, activated platelets were incubated with 13C-labeled amino acids for 24 hours and analyzed by mass spectrometry. No incorporation was confidently detected. Platelet S100A8 and S100A9 was strongly correlated with neutrophil abundance at the time of STEMI. When isolated platelets and neutrophils were coincubated under quiescent and activated conditions, release of S100A8 from neutrophils resulted in uptake of S100A8 by platelets. Neutrophils released S100A8/A9 as free heterodimer, rather than in vesicles or extracellular traps. In the community-based Bruneck study (n=338), plasma S100A8/A9 was inversely associated with platelet reactivity—an effect abrogated by aspirin. Conclusions: Leukocyte-to-platelet protein transfer may occur in a thromboinflammatory environment such as STEMI. Plasma S100A8/A9 was negatively associated with platelet reactivity. These findings highlight neutrophils as potential modifiers for thrombotic therapies in coronary artery disease.
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- Abhishek Joshi
- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.).,Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (A.J., A.M.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.)
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom (M.V.C., P.C.A., T.D.W.)
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom (M.V.C., P.C.A., T.D.W.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., S.K., J.W.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Bruneck Hospital, Italy (P.S.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., S.K., J.W.).,Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innsbruck, Austria (S.K., J.W.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., S.K., J.W.).,Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innsbruck, Austria (S.K., J.W.)
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom (M.V.C., P.C.A., T.D.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (A.J., A.M.)
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, United Kingdom (A.J., L.E.S., S.A.B., R.L., F.B., C.G., T.B., K.T., M.M.).,Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, Queen Mary's University, London, United Kingdom (A.M.)
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Huang J, Swieringa F, Solari FA, Provenzale I, Grassi L, De Simone I, Baaten CCFMJ, Cavill R, Sickmann A, Frontini M, Heemskerk JWM. Assessment of a complete and classified platelet proteome from genome-wide transcripts of human platelets and megakaryocytes covering platelet functions. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12358. [PMID: 34117303 PMCID: PMC8196183 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91661-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Novel platelet and megakaryocyte transcriptome analysis allows prediction of the full or theoretical proteome of a representative human platelet. Here, we integrated the established platelet proteomes from six cohorts of healthy subjects, encompassing 5.2 k proteins, with two novel genome-wide transcriptomes (57.8 k mRNAs). For 14.8 k protein-coding transcripts, we assigned the proteins to 21 UniProt-based classes, based on their preferential intracellular localization and presumed function. This classified transcriptome-proteome profile of platelets revealed: (i) Absence of 37.2 k genome-wide transcripts. (ii) High quantitative similarity of platelet and megakaryocyte transcriptomes (R = 0.75) for 14.8 k protein-coding genes, but not for 3.8 k RNA genes or 1.9 k pseudogenes (R = 0.43-0.54), suggesting redistribution of mRNAs upon platelet shedding from megakaryocytes. (iii) Copy numbers of 3.5 k proteins that were restricted in size by the corresponding transcript levels (iv) Near complete coverage of identified proteins in the relevant transcriptome (log2fpkm > 0.20) except for plasma-derived secretory proteins, pointing to adhesion and uptake of such proteins. (v) Underrepresentation in the identified proteome of nuclear-related, membrane and signaling proteins, as well proteins with low-level transcripts. We then constructed a prediction model, based on protein function, transcript level and (peri)nuclear localization, and calculated the achievable proteome at ~ 10 k proteins. Model validation identified 1.0 k additional proteins in the predicted classes. Network and database analysis revealed the presence of 2.4 k proteins with a possible role in thrombosis and hemostasis, and 138 proteins linked to platelet-related disorders. This genome-wide platelet transcriptome and (non)identified proteome database thus provides a scaffold for discovering the roles of unknown platelet proteins in health and disease.
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- Jingnan Huang
- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Leibniz-Institut Für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-E.V, Dortmund, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Leibniz-Institut Für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-E.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut Für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-E.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering, FSE, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Leibniz-Institut Für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-E.V, Dortmund, Germany
- Medizinische Fakultät, Medizinische Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Gutmann C, Joshi A, Zampetaki A, Mayr M. The Landscape of Coding and Noncoding RNAs in Platelets. Antioxid Redox Signal 2021; 34:1200-1216. [PMID: 32460515 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2020.8139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Significance: Levels of platelet noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are altered by disease, and ncRNAs may exert functions inside and outside of platelets. Their role in physiologic hemostasis and pathologic thrombosis remains to be explored. Recent Advances: The number of RNA classes identified in platelets has been growing since the past decade. Apart from coding messenger RNAs, the RNA landscape in platelets comprises ncRNAs such as microRNAs, circular RNAs, long ncRNAs, YRNAs, and potentially environmentally derived exogenous ncRNAs. Recent research has focused on the function of platelet RNAs beyond platelets, mediated through protective RNA shuttles or even cellular uptake of entire platelets. Multiple studies have also explored the potential of platelet RNAs as novel biomarkers. Critical Issues: Platelet preparations can contain contaminating leukocytes. Even few leukocytes may contribute a substantial amount of RNA. As biomarkers, platelet RNAs have shown associations with platelet activation, but it remains to be seen whether their measurements could improve diagnostics. It also needs to be clarified whether platelet RNAs influence processes beyond platelets. Future Directions: Technological advances such as single-cell RNA-sequencing might help to identify hyperreactive platelet subpopulations on a single-platelet level, avoid the common problem of leukocyte contamination in platelet preparations, and allow simultaneous profiling of native megakaryocytes and their platelet progeny to clarify to what extent the platelet RNA content reflects their megakaryocyte precursors or changes in the circulation. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 34, 1200-1216.
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- Clemens Gutmann
- King's British Heart Foundation Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- King's British Heart Foundation Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- King's British Heart Foundation Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- King's British Heart Foundation Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Neu CT, Gutschner T, Haemmerle M. Post-Transcriptional Expression Control in Platelet Biogenesis and Function. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207614. [PMID: 33076269 PMCID: PMC7589263 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Platelets are highly abundant cell fragments of the peripheral blood that originate from megakaryocytes. Beside their well-known role in wound healing and hemostasis, they are emerging mediators of the immune response and implicated in a variety of pathophysiological conditions including cancer. Despite their anucleate nature, they harbor a diverse set of RNAs, which are subject to an active sorting mechanism from megakaryocytes into proplatelets and affect platelet biogenesis and function. However, sorting mechanisms are poorly understood, but RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have been suggested to play a crucial role. Moreover, RBPs may regulate RNA translation and decay following platelet activation. In concert with other regulators, including microRNAs, long non-coding and circular RNAs, RBPs control multiple steps of the platelet life cycle. In this review, we will highlight the different RNA species within platelets and their impact on megakaryopoiesis, platelet biogenesis and platelet function. Additionally, we will focus on the currently known concepts of post-transcriptional control mechanisms important for RNA fate within platelets with a special emphasis on RBPs.
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- Carolin T. Neu
- Institute of Pathology, Section for Experimental Pathology, Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany;
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- Junior Research Group ‘RNA Biology and Pathogenesis’, Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany;
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- Institute of Pathology, Section for Experimental Pathology, Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-345-557-3964
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Gutmann C, Joshi A, Mayr M. Platelet "-omics" in health and cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis 2020; 307:87-96. [PMID: 32646580 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The importance of platelets for cardiovascular disease was established as early as the 19th century. Their therapeutic inhibition stands alongside the biggest achievements in medicine. Still, certain aspects of platelet pathophysiology remain unclear. This includes platelet resistance to antiplatelet therapy and the contribution of platelets to vascular remodelling and extends beyond cardiovascular disease to haematological disorders and cancer. To address these gaps in our knowledge, a better understanding of the underlying molecular processes is needed. This will be enabled by technologies that capture dysregulated molecular processes and can integrate them into a broader network of biological systems. The advent of -omics technologies, such as mass spectrometry proteomics, metabolomics and lipidomics; highly multiplexed affinity-based proteomics; microarray- or RNA-sequencing-(RNA-seq)-based transcriptomics, and most recently ribosome footprint-based translatomics, has enabled a more holistic understanding of platelet biology. Most of these methods have already been applied to platelets, and this review will summarise this information and discuss future developments in this area of research.
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- Clemens Gutmann
- King's British Heart Foundation Centre, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, United Kingdom
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- King's British Heart Foundation Centre, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, United Kingdom
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- King's British Heart Foundation Centre, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, United Kingdom.
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Sepsis alters the transcriptional and translational landscape of human and murine platelets. Blood 2019; 134:911-923. [PMID: 31366617 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019000067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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There is increasing recognition that platelets have a functional role in the pathophysiology of sepsis, though this role has not been precisely defined. Whether sepsis alters the human platelet transcriptome and translational landscape has never been established. We used parallel techniques of RNA sequencing and ribosome footprint profiling to interrogate the platelet transcriptome and translatome in septic patients and healthy donors. We identified 1806 significantly differentially expressed (false discovery rate <0.05) transcripts in platelets from septic patients. Platelet translational events during sepsis were also upregulated. To explore the relevance of a murine model of sepsis, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), we compared sepsis-induced changes in platelet gene expression between septic patients and mice subjected to CLP. Platelet transcriptional (ρ = 0.42, P = 3.2 × 10-285) and translational (ρ = 0.65, P = 1.09 × 10-56) changes were significantly correlated between septic patients and mice. We focused on ITGA2B, tracking and validating the expression, regulation, and functional impact of changes in ITGA2B during sepsis. Increased ITGA2B was identified in bone marrow megakaryocytes within 24 hours of sepsis onset. Subsequent increases in ITGA2B were seen in circulating platelets, suggesting dynamic trafficking of the messenger RNA. Transcriptional changes in ITGA2B were accompanied by de novo protein synthesis of αIIb and integrin αIIbβ3 activation. Increased αIIb was associated with mortality in humans and mice. These findings provide previously unrecognized evidence that human and murine sepsis similarly alters the platelet transcriptional and translational landscape. Moreover, ITGA2B is upregulated and functional in sepsis due to trafficking from megakaryocytes and de novo synthesis in platelets and is associated with increased mortality.
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Ribeiro LS, Migliari Branco L, Franklin BS. Regulation of Innate Immune Responses by Platelets. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1320. [PMID: 31244858 PMCID: PMC6579861 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The role of platelets has been extensively studied in the context of coagulation and vascular integrity. Their hemostatic imbalance can lead to known conditions as atherosclerotic plaques, thrombosis, and ischemia. Nevertheless, the knowledge regarding the regulation of different cell types by platelets has been growing exponentially in the past years. Among these biological systems, the innate immune response is remarkably affected by the crosstalk with platelets. This interaction can come from the formation of platelet-leukocyte aggregates, signaling by direct contact between membrane surface molecules or by the stimulation of immune cells by soluble factors and active microparticles secreted by platelets. These ubiquitous blood components are able to sense and react to danger signals, guiding leukocytes to an injury site and providing a scaffold for the formation of extracellular traps for efficient microbial killing and clearance. Using several different mechanisms, platelets have an important task as they regulate the release of different cytokines and chemokines upon sterile or infectious damage, the expression of cell markers and regulation of cell death and survival. Therefore, platelets are more than clotting agents, but critical players within the fine inflammatory equilibrium for the host. In this review, we present pointers to a better understanding about how platelets control and modulate innate immune cells, as well as a summary of the outcome of this interaction, providing an important step for therapeutic opportunities and guidance for future research on infectious and autoimmune diseases.
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- Lucas Secchim Ribeiro
- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospitals, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Centro de Terapia Celular e Molecular (CTC-Mol), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospitals, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Provost P. Platelet MicroRNAs. Platelets 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813456-6.00006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Impacts of Cancer on Platelet Production, Activation and Education and Mechanisms of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10110441. [PMID: 30441823 PMCID: PMC6266827 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10110441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Platelets are small anucleate cells that are traditionally described as the major effectors of hemostasis and thrombosis. However, increasing evidence indicates that platelets play several roles in the progression of malignancies and in cancer-associated thrombosis. A notable cross-communication exists between platelets and cancer cells. On one hand, cancer can “educate” platelets, influencing their RNA profiles, the numbers of circulating platelets and their activation states. On the other hand, tumor-educated platelets contain a plethora of active biomolecules, including platelet-specific and circulating ingested biomolecules, that are released upon platelet activation and participate in the progression of malignancy. The numerous mechanisms by which the primary tumor induces the production, activation and aggregation of platelets (also known as tumor cell induced platelet aggregation, or TCIPA) are directly related to the pro-thrombotic state of cancer patients. Moreover, the activation of platelets is critical for tumor growth and successful metastatic outbreak. The development or use of existing drugs targeting the activation of platelets, adhesive proteins responsible for cancer cell-platelet interactions and platelet agonists should be used to reduce cancer-associated thrombosis and tumor progression.
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Leblanc R, Houssin A, Peyruchaud O. Platelets, autotaxin and lysophosphatidic acid signalling: win-win factors for cancer metastasis. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 175:3100-3110. [PMID: 29777586 PMCID: PMC6031885 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Platelets play a crucial role in the survival of metastatic cells in the blood circulation. The interaction of tumour cells with platelets leads to the production of plethoric factors among which our review will focus on lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), because platelets are the highest producers of this bioactive lysophospholipid in the organism. LPA promotes platelet aggregation, and blocking platelet function decreases LPA signalling and leads to inhibition of breast cancer cell metastasis. Autotaxin (ATX), a lysophospholipase D responsible for the basal concentration of LPA in blood, was detected in platelet α-granules. Functionally, active ATX is eventually released following tumour cell-induced platelet aggregation, thereby promoting metastasis. Megakaryocytes do not express ATX but respond to LPA stimulation. Whether LPA-primed megakaryocytes contribute to the recently reported negative action of megakaryocytes on cancer metastasis is not yet known. However, an understanding of the ATX/LPA signalling pathways in platelets, cancer cells and megakaryocytes opens up new approaches for fighting cancer metastasis.
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- Raphael Leblanc
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- INSERM, UMR_S1033, Université Claude Bernard Lyon-1, Lyon, France
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Koupenova M, Ravid K. Biology of Platelet Purinergic Receptors and Implications for Platelet Heterogeneity. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:37. [PMID: 29441021 PMCID: PMC5797577 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Platelets are small anucleated cells present only in mammals. Platelets mediate intravascular hemostatic balance, prevent interstitial bleeding, and have a major role in thrombosis. Activation of platelet purinergic receptors is instrumental in initiation of hemostasis and formation of the hemostatic plug, although this activation process becomes problematic in pathological settings of thrombosis. This review briefly outlines the roles and function of currently known platelet purinergic receptors (P1 and P2) in the setting of hemostasis and thrombosis. Additionally, we discuss recent novel studies on purinergic receptor distribution according to heterogeneous platelet size, and the possible implication of this distribution on hemostatic function.
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- Milka Koupenova
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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Best MG, Vancura A, Wurdinger T. Platelet RNA as a circulating biomarker trove for cancer diagnostics. J Thromb Haemost 2017; 15:1295-1306. [PMID: 28671345 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Platelets are multifunctional cell fragments, circulating in blood in high abundance. Platelets assist in thrombus formation, sensing of pathogens entering the blood stream, signaling to immune cells, releasing vascular remodeling factors, and, negatively, enhancing cancer metastasis. Platelets are 'educated' by their environment, including in patients with cancer. Cancer cells appear to initiate intraplatelet signaling, resulting in splicing of platelet pre-mRNAs, and enhance secretion of cytokines. Platelets can induce leukocyte and endothelial cell modeling factors, for example, through adenine nucleotides (ATP), thereby facilitating extravasation of cancer cells. Besides releasing factors, platelets can also sequester RNAs and proteins released by cancer cells. Thus, platelets actively respond to queues from local and systemic conditions, thereby altering their transcriptome and molecular content. Platelets contain a rich repertoire of RNA species, including mRNAs, small non-coding RNAs and circular RNAs; although studies regarding the functionality of the various platelet RNA species require more attention. Recent advances in high-throughput characterization of platelet mRNAs revealed 10 to > 1000 altered mRNAs in platelets in the presence of disease. Hence, platelet RNA appears to be dynamically affected by pathological conditions, thus possibly providing opportunities to use platelet RNA as diagnostic, prognostic, predictive, or monitoring biomarkers. In this review, we cover the literature regarding the platelet RNA families, processing of platelet RNAs, and the potential application of platelet RNA as disease biomarkers.
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- M G Best
- Department of Neurosurgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Brain Tumor Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Brain Tumor Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Brain Tumor Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Neuroscience Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Deng G, Yu S, He Y, Sun T, Liang W, Yu L, Xu D, Li Q, Zhang R. MicroRNA profiling of platelets from immune thrombocytopenia and target gene prediction. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:2835-2843. [PMID: 28677771 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a low platelet count and insufficient platelet production. Previous studies identified that microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) are important for platelet function. However, the regulatory role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of thrombocytopenia in ITP remains unclear. The aim of the present study is to isolate differentially expressed miRNAs, and identify their roles in platelets from ITP. A total of 5 ml blood from 22 patients with ITP and 8 healthy controls was isolated for platelet collection. A microarray assay was performed to analyze the differentially expressed miRNAs in the patients with ITP and healthy patients. Furthermore, the expression of differentially expressed miRNAs was verified by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the target mRNAs of the differentially expressed miRNAs were predicted via miRWalk databases, and the target genes and miRNAs were classified by Gene Ontology enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses. In the present study, 115 miRNAs were identified to be differentially expressed in platelets from patients with ITP compared with the healthy controls (>3‑fold alteration; P<0.05). Among them, 57 miRNAs were upregulated in ITP, while 58 miRNAs were downregulated. Bioinformatic prediction demonstrated that hsa‑miR‑548a‑5p, hsa‑miR‑1185‑2‑3p, hsa‑miR‑30a‑3p, hsa‑miR‑6867‑5p, hsa‑miR‑765 and hsa‑miR‑3125 were associated with platelet apoptosis and adhesion in ITP. The present study performed miRNA profiling of platelets from patients with ITP and the results may aid in the understanding of the regulatory mechanism of ITP.
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- Gang Deng
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P.R. China
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- The Ningbo Central Blood Station, Ningbo, Zhejiang 31501, P.R. China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P.R. China
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- The Ningbo Central Blood Station, Ningbo, Zhejiang 31501, P.R. China
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- The Ningbo Central Blood Station, Ningbo, Zhejiang 31501, P.R. China
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- The Ningbo Central Blood Station, Ningbo, Zhejiang 31501, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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Mills EW, Green R, Ingolia NT. Slowed decay of mRNAs enhances platelet specific translation. Blood 2017; 129:e38-e48. [PMID: 28213379 PMCID: PMC5409447 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-08-736108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Platelets are anucleate cytoplasmic fragments that lack genomic DNA, but continue to synthesize protein using a pool of messenger RNAs (mRNAs), ribosomes, and regulatory small RNAs inherited from the precursor megakaryocyte (MK). The regulatory processes that shape the platelet transcriptome and the full scope of platelet translation have remained elusive. Using RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and ribosome profiling of primary human platelets, we show the platelet transcriptome encompasses a subset of transcripts detected by RNA-Seq analysis of in vitro-derived MK cells and that these platelet-enriched transcripts are broadly occupied by ribosomes. We use RNA-Seq of synchronized populations of in vitro-derived platelet-like particles to show that mRNA decay strongly shapes the nascent platelet transcriptome. Our data suggest that the decay of platelet mRNAs is slowed by the natural loss of the mRNA surveillance and ribosome rescue factor Pelota.
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- Eric W Mills
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Baltimore, MD; and
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Baltimore, MD; and
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for RNA Systems Biology, Glenn Center for Aging Research, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Wysokinski WE, Tafur A, Ammash N, Asirvatham SJ, Wu Y, Gosk-Bierska I, Grill DE, Slusser JP, Mruk J, McBane RD. Impact of atrial fibrillation on platelet gene expression. Eur J Haematol 2017; 98:615-621. [PMID: 28306170 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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AIMS Platelets retain cytoplasmic messenger RNA and are capable of protein biosynthesis. Several diseases are known to impact the platelet transcriptome but the effect of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) on platelet RNA transcript is essentially unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of NVAF on platelet RNA transcript by measuring platelet genes expression in consecutive NVAF patients before and 3-4 months after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and compared to normal sinus rhythm controls (NSR). METHODS AND RESULTS RNA from isolated platelets were reverse transcribed, assayed against 15 genes using real-time qPCR, and expressed as mean cycle threshold (ΔCt) using beta-2-microglobulin as endogenous control. Expression of all evaluated genes, except cathepsin A gene, was significantly lower (higher ΔCt) in 103 NVAF patients compared to 55 NSR controls. Insulin-like growth factor binding protein acid labile subunit gene (IGFALS) had expression more than 16 fold-lower (17.0±2.8 vs 12.5±3.8, P<.001), follow by genes encoding for prostacyclin receptor, and for von Willebrand factor which had fourfold lower expression compared to NSR controls. Gender, type of atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hypertension, prior stroke, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis were associated with different gene expression. Following PVI, expression of four genes significantly increased, particularly IGFALS gene (increased 256-fold) and ADAMT gene increased 16-fold); expression of three genes significantly decreased, and expression of eight genes has not changed. CONCLUSIONS Platelets are capable to respond to the circulatory environment of NVAF by altering transcript and changing prothrombotic status. This shows platelet potential for molecular "reprogramming" possibly induced by flow disturbances of NVAF.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery and Medicine Section, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Skokie, USA
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- Mayo Clinic and Foundation for Education and Research, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Mayo Clinic and Foundation for Education and Research, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Mayo Clinic and Foundation for Education and Research, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Mayo Clinic and Foundation for Education and Research, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas, School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, KS, USA
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- Mayo Clinic and Foundation for Education and Research, Rochester, MN, USA
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Wright JR, Amisten S, Goodall AH, Mahaut-Smith MP. Transcriptomic analysis of the ion channelome of human platelets and megakaryocytic cell lines. Thromb Haemost 2016; 116:272-84. [PMID: 27277069 PMCID: PMC5080539 DOI: 10.1160/th15-11-0891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ion channels have crucial roles in all cell types and represent important therapeutic targets. Approximately 20 ion channels have been reported in human platelets; however, no systematic study has been undertaken to define the platelet channelome. These membrane proteins need only be expressed at low copy number to influence function and may not be detected using proteomic or transcriptomic microarray approaches. In our recent work, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) provided key evidence that Kv1.3 is responsible for the voltage-dependent K+ conductance of platelets and megakaryocytes. The present study has expanded this approach to assess relative expression of 402 ion channels and channel regulatory genes in human platelets and three megakaryoblastic/erythroleukaemic cell lines. mRNA levels in platelets are low compared to other blood cells, therefore an improved method of isolating platelets was developed. This used a cocktail of inhibitors to prevent formation of leukocyte-platelet aggregates, and a combination of positive and negative immunomagnetic cell separation, followed by rapid extraction of mRNA. Expression of 34 channel-related transcripts was quantified in platelets, including 24 with unknown roles in platelet function, but that were detected at levels comparable to ion channels with established roles in haemostasis or thrombosis. Trace expression of a further 50 ion channel genes was also detected. More extensive channelomes were detected in MEG-01, CHRF-288-11 and HEL cells (195, 185 and 197 transcripts, respectively), but lacked several channels observed in the platelet. These "channelome" datasets provide an important resource for further studies of ion channel function in the platelet and megakaryocyte.
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- Prof. Martyn Mahaut-Smith, PhD, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, LEI 7RH, UK, Tel.: +44 116 229 7135, E-mail:
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Circular RNA enrichment in platelets is a signature of transcriptome degradation. Blood 2015; 127:e1-e11. [PMID: 26660425 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-06-649434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In platelets, splicing and translation occur in the absence of a nucleus. However, the integrity and stability of mRNAs derived from megakaryocyte progenitor cells remain poorly quantified on a transcriptome-wide level. As circular RNAs (circRNAs) are resistant to degradation by exonucleases, their abundance relative to linear RNAs can be used as a surrogate marker for mRNA stability in the absence of transcription. Here we show that circRNAs are enriched in human platelets 17- to 188-fold relative to nucleated tissues and 14- to 26-fold relative to samples digested with RNAse R to selectively remove linear RNA. We compare RNAseq read depths inside and outside circRNAs to provide in silico evidence of transcript circularity, show that exons within circRNAs are enriched on average 12.7 times in platelets relative to nucleated tissues and identify 3162 genes significantly enriched for circRNAs, including some where all RNAseq reads appear to be derived from circular molecules. We also confirm that this is a feature of other anucleate cells through transcriptome sequencing of mature erythrocytes, demonstrate that circRNAs are not enriched in cultured megakaryocytes, and demonstrate that linear RNAs decay more rapidly than circRNAs in platelet preparations. Collectively, these results suggest that circulating platelets have lost >90% of their progenitor mRNAs and that translation in platelets occurs against the backdrop of a highly degraded transcriptome. Finally, we find that transcripts previously classified as products of reverse transcriptase template switching are both enriched in platelets and resistant to decay, countering the recent suggestion that up to 50% of rearranged RNAs are artifacts.
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Garraud O, Cognasse F. Are Platelets Cells? And if Yes, are They Immune Cells? Front Immunol 2015; 6:70. [PMID: 25750642 PMCID: PMC4335469 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Small fragments circulating in the blood were formally identified by the end of the nineteenth century, and it was suggested that they assisted coagulation via interactions with vessel endothelia. Wright, at the beginning of the twentieth century, identified their bone-marrow origin. For long, platelets have been considered sticky assistants of hemostasis and pollutants of blood or tissue samples; they were just cell fragments. As such, however, they were acknowledged as immunizing (to specific HPA and HLA markers): the platelet’s dark face. The enlightened face showed that besides hemostasis, platelets contained factors involved in healing. As early as 1930s, platelets entered the arsenal of medicines were transfused, and were soon manipulated to become a kind of glue to repair damaged tissues. Some gladly categorized platelets as cells but they were certainly not fully licensed as such for cell physiologists. Actually, platelets possess almost every characteristic of cells, apart from being capable of organizing their genes: they have neither a nucleus nor genes. This view prevailed until it became evident that platelets play a role in homeostasis and interact with cells other than with vascular endothelial cells; then began the era of physiological and also pathological inflammation. Platelets have now entered the field of immunity as inflammatory cells. Does assistance to immune cells itself suffice to license a cell as an “immune cell”? Platelets prove capable of sensing different types of signals and organizing an appropriate response. Many cells can do that. However, platelets can use a complete signalosome (apart from the last transcription step, though it is likely that this step can be circumvented by retrotranscribing RNA messages). The question has also arisen as to whether platelets can present antigen via their abundantly expressed MHC class I molecules. In combination, these properties argue in favor of allowing platelets the title of immune cells.
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- Olivier Garraud
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine , Paris , France ; EA3064, Université de Lyon , Saint-Etienne , France
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- EA3064, Université de Lyon , Saint-Etienne , France ; Etablissement Français du Sang Auvergne-Loire , Saint-Etienne , France
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Burkhart JM, Gambaryan S, Watson SP, Jurk K, Walter U, Sickmann A, Heemskerk JWM, Zahedi RP. What can proteomics tell us about platelets? Circ Res 2014; 114:1204-19. [PMID: 24677239 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.114.301598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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More than 130 years ago, it was recognized that platelets are key mediators of hemostasis. Nowadays, it is established that platelets participate in additional physiological processes and contribute to the genesis and progression of cardiovascular diseases. Recent data indicate that the platelet proteome, defined as the complete set of expressed proteins, comprises >5000 proteins and is highly similar between different healthy individuals. Owing to their anucleate nature, platelets have limited protein synthesis. By implication, in patients experiencing platelet disorders, platelet (dys)function is almost completely attributable to alterations in protein expression and dynamic differences in post-translational modifications. Modern platelet proteomics approaches can reveal (1) quantitative changes in the abundance of thousands of proteins, (2) post-translational modifications, (3) protein-protein interactions, and (4) protein localization, while requiring only small blood donations in the range of a few milliliters. Consequently, platelet proteomics will represent an invaluable tool for characterizing the fundamental processes that affect platelet homeostasis and thus determine the roles of platelets in health and disease. In this article we provide a critical overview on the achievements, the current possibilities, and the future perspectives of platelet proteomics to study patients experiencing cardiovascular, inflammatory, and bleeding disorders.
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- Julia M Burkhart
- From the Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., Dortmund, Germany (J.M.B., A.S., R.P.Z); Institut für Klinische Biochemie und Pathobiochemie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany (S.G.); Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia (S.G.); Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute for Biomedical Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom (S.P.W.); Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Universitätsklinikum der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany (K.J., U.W.); Medizinisches Proteom Center, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.S.); Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (A.S.); and Department of Biochemistry, CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (J.W.M.H.)
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Yasuda M, Tanaka Y, Ryu M, Tsuda S, Nakazawa T. RNA sequence reveals mouse retinal transcriptome changes early after axonal injury. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93258. [PMID: 24676137 PMCID: PMC3968129 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Glaucoma is an ocular disease characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death caused by axonal injury. However, the underlying mechanisms involved in RGC death remain unclear. In this study, we investigated changes in the transcriptome profile following axonal injury in mice (C57BL/6) with RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technology. The experiment group underwent an optic nerve crush (ONC) procedure to induce axonal injury in the right eye, and the control group underwent a sham procedure. Two days later, we extracted the retinas and performed RNA-seq and a pathway analysis. We identified 177 differentially expressed genes with RNA-seq, notably the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-related genes Atf3, Atf4, Atf5, Chac1, Chop, Egr1 and Trb3, which were significantly upregulated. The pathway analysis revealed that ATF4 was the most significant upstream regulator. The antioxidative response-related genes Hmox1 and Srxn1, as well as the immune response-related genes C1qa, C1qb and C1qc, were also significantly upregulated. To our knowledge, this is the first reported RNA-seq investigation of the retinal transcriptome and molecular pathways in the early stages after axonal injury. Our results indicated that ER stress plays a key role under these conditions. Furthermore, the antioxidative defense and immune responses occurred concurrently in the early stages after axonal injury. We believe that our study will lead to a better understanding of and insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying RGC death after axonal injury.
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- Masayuki Yasuda
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Londin ER, Hatzimichael E, Loher P, Edelstein L, Shaw C, Delgrosso K, Fortina P, Bray PF, McKenzie SE, Rigoutsos I. The human platelet: strong transcriptome correlations among individuals associate weakly with the platelet proteome. Biol Direct 2014; 9:3. [PMID: 24524654 PMCID: PMC3937023 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-9-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND For the anucleate platelet it has been unclear how well platelet transcriptomes correlate among different donors or across different RNA profiling platforms, and what the transcriptomes' relationship is with the platelet proteome. We profiled the platelet transcriptome of 10 healthy young males (5 white and 5 black) with no notable clinical history using RNA sequencing and by Affymetrix microarray. RESULTS We found that the abundance of platelet mRNA transcripts was highly correlated across the 10 individuals, independently of race and of the employed technology. Our RNA-seq data showed that these high inter-individual correlations extend beyond mRNAs to several categories of non-coding RNAs. Pseudogenes represented a notable exception by exhibiting a difference in expression by race. Comparison of our mRNA signatures to a publicly available quantitative platelet proteome showed that most (87.5%) identified platelet proteins had a detectable corresponding mRNA. However, a high number of mRNAs that were present in the transcriptomes of all 10 individuals had no representation in the proteome. Spearman correlations of the relative abundances for those genes represented by both an mRNA and a protein showed a weak (~0.3) connection. Further analysis of the overlapping and non-overlapping platelet mRNAs and proteins identified gene groups corresponding to distinct cellular processes. CONCLUSIONS The results of our analyses provide novel insights for platelet biology, show only a weak connection between the platelet transcriptome and proteome, and indicate that it is feasible to assemble a platelet mRNA-ome that can serve as a reference for future platelet transcriptomic studies of human health and disease.
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- Computational Medicine Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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