Luna Lab Publications
Title
Human Genome-Wide Association and Mouse Knockout Approaches Identify Platelet Supervillin as an Inhibitor of Thrombus Formation under Shear Stress
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology
Publication Date
2012-05-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Membrane Proteins; Microfilament Proteins; Blood Platelets; Platelet Adhesiveness; Thrombosis
Disciplines
Cell Biology
Abstract
BACKGROUND: High shear force critically regulates platelet adhesion and thrombus formation during ischemic vascular events. To identify genetic factors that influence platelet thrombus formation under high shear stress, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and confirmatory experiments in human and animal platelets.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Closure times in the shear-dependent Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA)-100® were measured on healthy, non-diabetic European Americans (n=125) and African Americans (n=116). A GWAS significant association (p<5X10(-8)) was identified with 2 SNPs within the SVIL gene (chr 10p11.23) in African-Americans but not European Americans. Microarray analyses of human platelet RNA demonstrated the presence of SVIL isoform 1 (supervillin) but not muscle-specific isoforms 2 and 3 (archvillin, SmAV). SVIL mRNA levels were associated with SVIL genotypes (p≤0.02) and were inversely correlated with PFA-100 closure times (p<0.04) and platelet volume (p<0.02). Leukocyte-depleted platelets contained abundant levels of the ~205 kD supervillin polypeptide. To assess functionality, mice lacking platelet supervillin were generated and back-crossed onto a C57BL/6 background. Compared to controls, murine platelets lacking supervillin were larger by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy, and exhibited enhanced platelet thrombus formation under high shear, but not low shear, conditions.
CONCLUSIONS: We show for the first time that 1) platelets contain supervillin, 2) platelet thrombus formation in the PFA-100® is associated with human SVIL variants and low SVIL expression, and 3) murine platelets lacking supervillin exhibit enhanced platelet thrombus formation at high shear stress. These data are consistent with an inhibitory role for supervillin in platelet adhesion and arterial thrombosis.
DOI of Published Version
10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.091462
Source
Circulation. 2012 May 1. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.091462. Link to article on publisher's website
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Circulation
Related Resources
PubMed ID
22550155
Repository Citation
Edelstein LC, Luna EJ, Gibson IB, Bray M, Jin Y, Kondkar A, Nagalla S, Hadjout-Rabi N, Smith TC, Covarrubias D, Jones SN, Ahmad F, Stolla M, Kong X, Fang Z, Bergmeier W, Shaw C, Leal SM, Bray PF. (2012). Human Genome-Wide Association and Mouse Knockout Approaches Identify Platelet Supervillin as an Inhibitor of Thrombus Formation under Shear Stress. Luna Lab Publications. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.091462. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/luna/4