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EnglishAn important step in megakaryocyte maturation is the appropriate assembly of at least two distinct subsets of alpha-granules. The mechanism that sorts the alpha-granule components into distinct structures and mediates their release in response to specific stimuli is now emerging. P-selectin and von Willebrand factor are two proteins present in the alpha-granules that recognize P-selectin glycoprotein ligand on neutrophils and collagen in the subendothelial matrix. These proteins may play an important role in determining the differential release of the alpha-granule contents in response to external stimuli. If P-selectin and von Willebrand factor are localized in the same or different alpha-granules is not known. To clarify this question, we analyzed by immunoelectron microscopy the localization of von Willebrand factor and P-selectin during the maturation of wild-type and Gata1(low) megakaryocytes induced in vivo by treating animals with thrombopoietin. Gata1(low) is a hypomorphic mutation that blocks megakaryocyte maturation, reduces the levels of von Willebrand factor expression and displaces P-selectin on the demarcation membrane system. The maturation block induced by this mutation is partially rescued by treatment in vivo with thrombopoietin. In immature megakaryocytes, both wild-type and Gata1(low), the two receptors were co-localized in the same cytoplasmic structures. By contrast, the two proteins were segregated to separate alpha-granule subsets as the megakaryocytes matured. These observations support the hypothesis that P-selectin and von Willebrand factor may ensure differential release of the alpha-granule content in response to external stimuli.
| Titolo: | Differential localization of P-selectin and von Willebrand factor during megakaryocyte maturation. |
| Autore/i: | Zingariello, M; Fabucci, Me; Bosco, D; FRANCO MIGLIACCIO, ANNA RITA; Martelli, F; Rana, Ra; Zetterberg, E. |
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| Anno: | 2010 |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10520290903149612 |
| Abstract: | An important step in megakaryocyte maturation is the appropriate assembly of at least two distinct subsets of alpha-granules. The mechanism that sorts the alpha-granule components into distinct structures and mediates their release in response to specific stimuli is now emerging. P-selectin and von Willebrand factor are two proteins present in the alpha-granules that recognize P-selectin glycoprotein ligand on neutrophils and collagen in the subendothelial matrix. These proteins may play an important role in determining the differential release of the alpha-granule contents in response to external stimuli. If P-selectin and von Willebrand factor are localized in the same or different alpha-granules is not known. To clarify this question, we analyzed by immunoelectron microscopy the localization of von Willebrand factor and P-selectin during the maturation of wild-type and Gata1(low) megakaryocytes induced in vivo by treating animals with thrombopoietin. Gata1(low) is a hypomorphic mutation that blocks megakaryocyte maturation, reduces the levels of von Willebrand factor expression and displaces P-selectin on the demarcation membrane system. The maturation block induced by this mutation is partially rescued by treatment in vivo with thrombopoietin. In immature megakaryocytes, both wild-type and Gata1(low), the two receptors were co-localized in the same cytoplasmic structures. By contrast, the two proteins were segregated to separate alpha-granule subsets as the megakaryocytes matured. These observations support the hypothesis that P-selectin and von Willebrand factor may ensure differential release of the alpha-granule content in response to external stimuli. |
| Data stato definitivo: | 2015-10-15T15:42:26Z |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |
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