HbS Binding to GP1bα Activates Platelets in Sickle Cell Disease.

ABSTRACT: Intravascular hemolysis increases the risk of thrombosis in hemolytic disorders. Our previous study showed that the binding of adult hemoglobin (HbA) to glycoprotein (GP) 1bα induced the activation of platelets. The elevated plasma Hb or platelet surface bound Hb positively correlated with platelet activation in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Furthermore, this study shows that the sickle Hb [HbS, occurs due to single nucleotide polymorphism at A>T of β-globin gene of Hb and causes sickle cell disease (SCD)] also bound to GP1bα and activated platelets in a concentration-dependent manner. The HbS bound to glycocalicin (extramembranous part of GP1bα) with KD ~ 10.46 ± 3 μM. HbS induced phosphorylation of signaling adapter proteins, such as Lyn, PI3K, Akt and ERK in p

SUBMITTER: Annarapu GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5148012 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature