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
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