C-Cbl negatively regulates platelet activation by glycoprotein VI

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Background: The adapter protein c-Cbl has emerged as having a potential role in negative regulation of immune receptor signaling. The major platelet-signaling receptor for collagen, glycoprotein VI (GpVI), is associated with the Fc receptor (FcR) γ-chain, and signals through a similar pathway to immune receptors. c-Cbl is tyrosine-phosphorylated in response to stimulation of GpVI, whereas phosphorylation of c-Cbl in thrombin-activated platelets is dependent on fibrinogen binding to the integrin GpIIb/IIIa. Objective: To investigate the role of c-Cbl in platelet signaling. Methods: Murine platelets lacking functional c-Cbl or Src family kinases were analyzed. Results: Phosphorylation of c-Cbl through GpVI is reduced in murine platelets deficient in the Src-family kinases Fyn and Lyn, demonstrating that they lie upstream of c-Cbl phosphorylation. Phosphorylation of several proteins of the GpVI-signal-ing pathway, including the FcR γ-chain, Syk and phospholipase Cγ2 (PLCγ2), is increased in the absence of c-Cbl. In line with this, aggregation is potentiated in response to the GpVI-specific collagen-related peptide (CRP) after a slight delay. A delay in potentiation is also seen in response to stimulation by thrombin. Conclusions: These observations demonstrate that c-Cbl negatively regulates platelet responses to GpVI agonists and to thrombin, with the latter effect possibly being mediated downstream of GpIIb/IIIa. c-Cbl may play a physiological role in helping to prevent unwanted platelet activation in vivo. © 2003 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

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Auger, J. M., Best, D., Snell, D. C., Wilde, J., & Watson, S. P. (2003). C-Cbl negatively regulates platelet activation by glycoprotein VI. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 1(11), 2419–2426. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00464.x

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