2016
Leukaemia-associated Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (LARG) plays an agonist specific role in platelet function through RhoA activation
Zou S, Teixeira AM, Yin M, Xiang Y, Xavier-Ferrucio J, Zhang PX, Hwa J, Min W, Krause DS. Leukaemia-associated Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (LARG) plays an agonist specific role in platelet function through RhoA activation. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2016, 116: 506-516. PMID: 27345948, PMCID: PMC5845781, DOI: 10.1160/th15-11-0848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMegakaryocyte maturationPlatelet functionRhoA activationKO plateletsLeukemia-associated Rho guanineΑ-granule releasePlatelet signal transductionSmall molecule-mediated inhibitionExchange factorSignal transductionMyosin light chain phosphorylationRho guanineKO miceBleeding timeHuman megakaryocytesInternal bleedingPlatelet aggregationNormal haemostasisLight chain phosphorylationHuman plateletsVivo assaysPlateletsSpecific roleMiceChain phosphorylation
2015
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is regulated by Wnt antagonist Dkk-1 from activated platelets (MPF7P.715)
Bothwell A, Chae W, Ehrlich A, Teixeira A, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Maher S, Hwa J, Krause D, McMahon-Pratt D. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is regulated by Wnt antagonist Dkk-1 from activated platelets (MPF7P.715). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 203.16-203.16. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.203.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutrophil-platelet aggregate formationDkk-1Cutaneous leishmaniasisLate inflammatory responseSkin inflammatory diseasesT cell differentiationMajor infectionAntigen exposureLymph nodesChronic inflammationTh2 cytokinesInflammatory diseasesInflammatory responseTh2 cellsSkin lesionsSmall molecule inhibitorsParasite burdenGATA-3Functional inhibitionMarked inhibitionLeishmaniasisC-MafHuman plateletsMolecule inhibitorsPlatelets