RGS/Gi2α interactions modulate platelet accumulation and thrombus formation at sites of vascular injury
Open Access
- 23 December 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 116 (26), 6092-6100
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2010-05-283846
Abstract
Although much is known about extrinsic regulators of platelet function such as nitric oxide and prostaglandin I2 (PGI2), considerably less is known about intrinsic mechanisms that prevent overly robust platelet activation after vascular injury. Here we provide the first evidence that regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins serve this role in platelets, using mice with a G184S substitution in Gi2α that blocks RGS/Gi2 interactions to examine the consequences of lifting constraints on Gi2-dependent signaling without altering receptor:effector coupling. The results show that the Gi2α(G184S) allele enhances platelet aggregation in vitro and increases platelet accumulation after vascular injury when expressed either as a global knock-in or limited to hematopoietic cells. Biochemical studies show that these changes occur in concert with an attenuated rise in cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels in response to prostacyclin and a substantial increase in basal Akt activation. In contrast, basal cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, agonist-stimulated increases in [Ca++]i, Rap1 activation, and α-granule secretion were unaffected. Collectively, these observations (1) demonstrate an active role for RGS proteins in regulating platelet responsiveness, (2) show that this occurs in a pathway-selective manner, and (3) suggest that RGS proteins help to prevent unwarranted platelet activation as well as limiting the magnitude of the normal hemostatic response.This publication has 46 references indexed in Scilit:
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