Studies of α-granule proteins in cultured human megakaryocytes

2003 ◽  
Vol 90 (11) ◽  
pp. 844-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragoslava Veljkovic ◽  
Elisabeth Cramer ◽  
Gulie Alimardani ◽  
Serge Fichelson ◽  
Jean-Marc Massé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Protein Processing ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Protein Storage ◽  
Granule Protein ◽  
Granule Proteins ◽  
Processing And Storage ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Summaryα-Granule protein storage is important for producing platelets with normal haemostatic function. The low to undetectable levels of several megakaryocyte-synthesized α-granule proteins in normal plasma suggest megakaryocytes are important to sequester these proteins in vivo. α-Granule protein storage in vitrohas been studied using other cell types, with differences observed in how some proteins are processed compared to platelets. Human megakaryocytes, cultured from cord blood CD34+cells and grown in serum-free media containing thrombopoietin, were investigated to determine if they could be used as a model for studying normal α-granule protein processing and storage. ELISA indicated that cultured megakaryocytes contained the α-granule proteins multimerin, von Willebrand factor, thrombospondin-1, β-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4, but no detectable fibrinogen and factor V. A significant proportion of the α-granule protein in megakaryocyte cultures was contained within the cells (averages: 41 – 71 %), consistent with storage. Detailed analyses of multimerin and von Willebrand factor confirmed that α-granule proteins were processed to mature forms and were predominantly located in the α-granules of cultured megakaryocytes. Thrombopoietin-stimulated cultured megakaryocytes provide a useful model for studying α-granule protein processing and storage.

Requirement for Both D Domains of the Propolypeptide in von Willebrand Factor Muitimerization and Storage

1993 ◽  
Vol 70 (06) ◽  
pp. 1053-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnès M Journet ◽  
Simin Saffaripour ◽  
Denisa D Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Deletion Mutants ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
D2 Domain ◽  
Constitutive Secretion ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Willebrand Factor

SummaryBiosynthesis of the adhesive glycoprotein von Willebrand factor (vWf) by endothelial cells results in constitutive secretion of small multimers and storage of the largest multimers in rodshaped granules called Weibel-Palade bodies. This pattern is reproduced by expression of pro-vWf in heterologous cells with a regulated pathway of secretion, that store the recombinant protein in similar elongated granules. In these cells, deletion of the vWf prosequence prevents vWf storage. The prosequence, composed of two homologous domains (D1 and D2), actively participates in vWf multimer formation as well. We expressed deletion mutants lacking either the D1 domain (D2vWf) or the D2 domain (D1vWf) in various cell lines to analyze the relative importance of each domain in vWf muitimerization and storage. Both proteins were secreted efficiently without being retained in the endoplasmic reticulum. Despite this, neither multimerized past the dimer stage and they were not stored. We conclude that several segments of the prosequence are jointly involved in vWf muitimerization and storage.

scholarly journals Human platelet surface binding of endogenous secreted factor VIII-von Willebrand factor and platelet factor 4

Blood ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
JN George ◽  
AR Onofre
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Platelet Factor 4 ◽  
Secreted Proteins ◽  
Surface Binding ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Platelet Surface ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Abstract Washed human platelets in buffers containing either 2 mM Ca++ or 4 mM EDTA were stimulated by human alpha-thrombin to induce secretion. The binding of two endogenous secreted proteins, factor-VIII-related protein (VIII-R) (von Willebrand factor) and platelet factor 4, was measured by reacting thrombin-treated and control platelets with specific antibodies to these proteins, then quantifying antibody binding with 125I-staphylococcal protein A. Both of these granule proteins were associated with the platelet membrane surface by a calcium-dependent mechanism after thrombin-induced secretion. This ability to bind endogenous secreted proteins to the plasma membrane surface may provide a mechanism by which the platelet can concentrate and organize its secreted proteins for subsequent physiologic reactions.

scholarly journals Genetic determinants of plasma von Willebrand factor antigen levels: a target gene SNP and haplotype analysis of ARIC cohort

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 117 (19) ◽  
pp. 5224-5230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Campos ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Fuli Yu ◽  
Maja Barbalic ◽  
Weihong Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Von Willebrand Disease ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Genetic Determinants ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Distinct Haplotype ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Abstractvon Willebrand factor (VWF) is an essential component of hemostasis and has been implicated in thrombosis. Multimer size and the amount of circulating VWF are known to impact hemostatic function. We associated 78 VWF single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes constructed from those SNPs with VWF antigen level in 7856 subjects of European descent. Among the nongenomic factors, age and body mass index contributed 4.8% and 1.6% of VWF variation, respectively. The SNP rs514659 (tags O blood type) contributed 15.4% of the variance. Among the VWF SNPs, we identified 18 SNPs that are associated with levels of VWF. The correlative SNPs are either intronic (89%) or silent exonic (11%). Although SNPs examined are distributed throughout the entire VWF gene without apparent cluster, all the positive SNPs are located in a 50-kb region. Exons in this region encode for VWF D2, D′, and D3 domains that are known to regulate VWF multimerization and storage. Mutations in the D3 domain are also associated with von Willebrand disease. Fifteen of these 18 correlative SNPs are in 2 distinct haplotype blocks. In summary, we identified a cluster of intronic VWF SNPs that associate with plasma levels of VWF, individually or additively, in a large cohort of healthy subjects.

scholarly journals Antigen and substrate withdrawal in the management of autoimmune thrombotic disorders

Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (20) ◽  
pp. 4134-4142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas B. Cines ◽  
Keith R. McCrae ◽  
X. Long Zheng ◽  
Bruce S. Sachais ◽  
Eline T. Luning Prak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Platelet Factor 4 ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ◽  
Systemic Anticoagulation ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor

AbstractPrevailing approaches to manage autoimmune thrombotic disorders, such as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, antiphospholipid syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, include immunosuppression and systemic anticoagulation, though neither provides optimal outcome for many patients. A different approach is suggested by the concurrence of autoantibodies and their antigenic targets in the absence of clinical disease, such as platelet factor 4 in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and β2-glycoprotein-I (β2GPI) in antiphospholipid syndrome. The presence of autoantibodies in the absence of disease suggests that conformational changes or other alterations in endogenous protein autoantigens are required for recognition by pathogenic autoantibodies. In thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, the clinical impact of ADAMTS13 deficiency caused by autoantibodies likely depends on the balance between residual antigen, that is, enzyme activity, and demand imposed by local genesis of ultralarge multimers of von Willebrand factor. A corollary of these concepts is that disrupting platelet factor 4 and β2GPI conformation (or ultralarge multimer of von Willebrand factor oligomerization or function) might provide a disease-targeted approach to prevent thrombosis without systemic anticoagulation or immunosuppression. Validation of this approach requires a deeper understanding of how seemingly normal host proteins become antigenic or undergo changes that increase antibody avidity, and how they can be altered to retain adaptive functions while shedding epitopes prone to elicit harmful autoimmunity.

scholarly journals The mutation N528S in the von Willebrand factor (VWF) propeptide causes defective multimerization and storage of VWF

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (22) ◽  
pp. 4580-4587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Haberichter ◽  
Ulrich Budde ◽  
Tobias Obser ◽  
Sonja Schneppenheim ◽  
Cornelia Wermes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Consensus Sequence ◽  
Von Willebrand Disease ◽  
Relative Reduction ◽  
Homozygous Mutation ◽  
Storage Granules ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Abstract We characterized a consanguineous Turkish family suffering from von Willebrand disease (VWD) with significant mucocutaneous and joint bleeding. The relative reduction of large plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers and the absent VWF triplet structure was consistent with type 2A (phenotype IIC) VWD. Surprisingly, platelet VWF was completely deficient of multimers beyond the VWF protomer, suggesting defective α-granular storage of larger multimers. Patients were nearly unresponsive to desmopressin acetate, consistent with a lack of regulated VWF release from endothelial cell Weibel-Palade bodies, suggesting defective storage also in endothelial cells. We identified an N528S homozygous mutation in the VWF propeptide D2 domain, predicting the introduction of an additional N-glycosylation site at amino acid 526 in close vicinity to a “CGLC” disulphide isomerase consensus sequence. Expression studies in mammalian cells demonstrated that N528S-VWF was neither normally multimerized nor trafficked to storage granules. However, propeptide containing the N528S mutation trafficked normally to storage granules. Our data indicate that the patients' phenotype is the result of defective multimerization, storage, and secretion. In addition, we have identified a potentially novel pathogenic mechanism of VWD, namely a transportation and storage defect of mature VWF due to defective interaction with its transporter, the mutant propeptide.

scholarly journals Multimeric structure of platelet factor VIII/von Willebrand factor: the presence of larger multimers and their reassociation with thrombin- stimulated platelets

Blood ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1132-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
MF Fernandez ◽  
MH Ginsberg ◽  
ZM Ruggeri ◽  
FJ Batlle ◽  
TS Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Structural Difference ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Cell Extracts ◽  
Platelet Enzymes ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Abstract The multimeric structure of platelet factor VIII/von Willebrand factor (FVIII/vWF) in cell extracts and in collagen and thrombin releasates has been analyzed by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by detection with 125I-anti-FVIII/vWF. Platelets contained larger multimers than those normally present in plasma. When secreted FVIII/vWF was analyzed, all platelets. In contrast, in thrombin releasates the larger multimers were lost in a manner dependent on divalent cations, time, and thrombin dose. This loss could not be accounted for by modification of FVIII/vWF by thrombin or platelet enzymes since no effect of thrombin on the multimeric structure of FVIII/vWF in the absence of platelets or in the presence of platelet lysates was observed. Large multimers of 125I-labeled purified FVIII/vWF underwent divalent cation-dependent association with platelets in the presence of thrombin, indicating that the loss of FVIII/vWF from thrombin releasates was due to reassociation with the platelet. These studies show a structural difference between platelet and plasma FVIII/vWF that suggests a specific role for platelet FVIII/vWF in hemostasis.

scholarly journals In vivo interaction of von Willebrand factor with platelets following cryoprecipitate transfusion in platelet-type von Willebrand's disease

Blood ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-230
Author(s):  
JL Miller ◽  
BD Boselli ◽  
JM Kupinski
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Von Willebrand's Disease ◽  
Von Willebrand’S Disease ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Previous studies performed in vitro have indicated that platelets from patients with platelet-type von Willebrand's disease (vWD) have receptors for von Willebrand factor (vWF) already exposed on their surfaces and that the addition of purified vWF or cryoprecipitate to patient platelet-rich plasma under stirring conditions is capable of inducing platelet aggregation and secretion. The present work reports the results of the transfusion of cryoprecipitate in a patient with platelet-type vWD. It is shown that, while factor VIII-related antigen and ristocetin cofactor activities maintain elevated levels for up to 12 hr following transfusion, the highest molecular weight vWF multimers decline rapidly. The platelet count also declines, followed in turn by a rise in the plasma level of platelet factor 4. Shortening of the bleeding time occurs only very transiently. The results of this study provide direct evidence that, in patients with platelet-type vWD, an abnormal interaction of their platelets with plasma vWF occurs in vivo, resulting in the absence of high molecular weight vWF multimers, low platelet counts, and impaired hemostasis that are characteristic of this disease.

scholarly journals Multimeric structure of platelet factor VIII/von Willebrand factor: the presence of larger multimers and their reassociation with thrombin- stimulated platelets

Blood ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1132-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
MF Fernandez ◽  
MH Ginsberg ◽  
ZM Ruggeri ◽  
FJ Batlle ◽  
TS Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Structural Difference ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Cell Extracts ◽  
Platelet Enzymes ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor

The multimeric structure of platelet factor VIII/von Willebrand factor (FVIII/vWF) in cell extracts and in collagen and thrombin releasates has been analyzed by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by detection with 125I-anti-FVIII/vWF. Platelets contained larger multimers than those normally present in plasma. When secreted FVIII/vWF was analyzed, all platelets. In contrast, in thrombin releasates the larger multimers were lost in a manner dependent on divalent cations, time, and thrombin dose. This loss could not be accounted for by modification of FVIII/vWF by thrombin or platelet enzymes since no effect of thrombin on the multimeric structure of FVIII/vWF in the absence of platelets or in the presence of platelet lysates was observed. Large multimers of 125I-labeled purified FVIII/vWF underwent divalent cation-dependent association with platelets in the presence of thrombin, indicating that the loss of FVIII/vWF from thrombin releasates was due to reassociation with the platelet. These studies show a structural difference between platelet and plasma FVIII/vWF that suggests a specific role for platelet FVIII/vWF in hemostasis.

scholarly journals Human platelet surface binding of endogenous secreted factor VIII-von Willebrand factor and platelet factor 4

Blood ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
JN George ◽  
AR Onofre
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Platelet Factor 4 ◽  
Secreted Proteins ◽  
Surface Binding ◽  
Platelet Factor ◽  
Platelet Surface ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Washed human platelets in buffers containing either 2 mM Ca++ or 4 mM EDTA were stimulated by human alpha-thrombin to induce secretion. The binding of two endogenous secreted proteins, factor-VIII-related protein (VIII-R) (von Willebrand factor) and platelet factor 4, was measured by reacting thrombin-treated and control platelets with specific antibodies to these proteins, then quantifying antibody binding with 125I-staphylococcal protein A. Both of these granule proteins were associated with the platelet membrane surface by a calcium-dependent mechanism after thrombin-induced secretion. This ability to bind endogenous secreted proteins to the plasma membrane surface may provide a mechanism by which the platelet can concentrate and organize its secreted proteins for subsequent physiologic reactions.

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