T granules in human platelets function in TLR9 organization and signaling
T granules in human platelets function in TLR9 organization and signaling
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.201111136
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发表时间:
2012-08-20
影响因子:
7.8
通讯作者:
Italiano, Joseph E., Jr.
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作者:
Thon, Jonathan N.;Peters, Christopher G.;Italiano, Joseph E., Jr.
Human and murine platelets (PLTs) variably express toll-like receptors (TLRs), which link the innate and adaptive immune responses during infectious inflammation and atherosclerotic vascular disease. In this paper, we show that the TLR9 transcript is specifically up-regulated during pro-PLT production and is distributed to a novel electron-dense tubular system-related compartment we have named the T granule. TLR9 colocalizes with protein disulfide isomerase and is associated with either VAMP 7 or VAMP 8, which regulates its distribution in PLTs on contact activation (spreading). Preincubation of PLTs with type IV collagen specifically increased TLR9 and CD62P surface expression and augmented oligodeoxy-nucleotide (ODN) sequestration and PLT clumping upon addition of bacterial/viral ODNs. Collectively, this paper (a) tracks TLR9 to a new intracellular compartment in PLTs and (b) describes a novel mechanism of TLR9 organization and signaling in human PLTs.