2019
Epithelial (E)-Cadherin is a Novel Mediator of Platelet Aggregation and Clot Stability
Scanlon VM, Teixeira AM, Tyagi T, Zou S, Zhang PX, Booth CJ, Kowalska MA, Bao J, Hwa J, Hayes V, Marks MS, Poncz M, Krause DS. Epithelial (E)-Cadherin is a Novel Mediator of Platelet Aggregation and Clot Stability. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2019, 119: 744-757. PMID: 30861547, PMCID: PMC6599679, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1679908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditional knockout miceKnockout micePlatelet aggregationE-cadherinClot stabilityClot stabilizationSynthase kinase 3β activationAntibody-mediated platelet depletionVivo injury modelsNull plateletsPlatelet productionWild-type miceTail bleeding timeAkt/GSK3βMurine platelet aggregationKnockout mouse modelPlatelet dysfunctionFibrin depositionInjury modelPlatelet depletionPrimary human plateletsBleeding timeMouse modelPlatelet numberE-cadherin antibody
2012
MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation
Smith EC, Thon JN, Devine MT, Lin S, Schulz VP, Guo Y, Massaro SA, Halene S, Gallagher P, Italiano JE, Krause DS. MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation. Blood 2012, 120: 2317-2329. PMID: 22806889, PMCID: PMC3447785, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-420828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DiphosphateAnimalsBleeding TimeBlood PlateletsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedCrosses, GeneticCytoplasmCytoskeletonGene Expression ProfilingHematopoiesisMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPlatelet ActivationThrombocytopeniaTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsConceptsMegakaryocyte maturationPlatelet formationSerum response factorSerum response factor expressionMembrane organizationGene expressionMKL1MKL2Response factorDKO miceKO backgroundMegakaryocyte compartmentMegakaryocytesCritical roleMegakaryocyte ploidyExpressionMaturationKnockout miceFactor expressionCrucial roleHomologuesGenesMiceProlonged bleeding timeRole
2010
SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis
Yu L, Ji W, Zhang H, Renda MJ, He Y, Lin S, Cheng EC, Chen H, Krause DS, Min W. SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 1183-1195. PMID: 20457756, PMCID: PMC2882842, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20092215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) modificationImportant regulatory mechanismEmbryonic day 13.5Down-regulation correlatesFetal liverCre-loxP systemEmbryonic lethalityProtein functionDefinitive erythropoiesisGene promoterDNA bindingRegulatory mechanismsGene expressionGATA1SENP1Fetal liver cellsProtein analysisDay 13.5Global deletionProteinSubsequent erythropoiesisKnockout miceErythropoiesisLiver cellsDeSUMOylation