Entry
Name
Platelet activation
Description
Platelets play a key and beneficial role for primary hemostasis on the disruption of the integrity of vessel wall. Platelet adhesion and activation at sites of vascular wall injury is initiated by adhesion to adhesive macromolecules, such as collagen and von Willebrand factor (vWF), or by soluble platelet agonists, such as ADP, thrombin, and thromboxane A2. Different receptors are stimulated by various agonists, almost converging in increasing intracellular Ca2+ concentration that stimulate platelet shape change and granule secretion and ultimately induce the "inside-out" signaling process leading to activation of the ligand-binding function of integrin alpha IIb beta 3. Binding of alpha IIb beta 3 to its ligands, mainly fibrinogen, mediates platelet adhesion and aggregation and triggers "outside-in" signaling, resulting in platelet spreading, additional granule secretion, stabilization of platelet adhesion and aggregation, and clot retraction.
Class
Organismal Systems; Immune system
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Orthology
K00922 PIK3CA_B_D; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha/beta/delta [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
K02649 PIK3R1_2_3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha/beta/delta
K03900 VWF; von Willebrand factor
K03903 FGA; fibrinogen alpha chain
K03904 FGB; fibrinogen beta chain
K03905 FGG; fibrinogen gamma chain
K03914 F2R, PAR1; coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor
K04236 F2RL3, PAR4; coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 3
K04263 PTGIR; prostacyclin receptor
K04264 TBXA2R; thromboxane A2 receptor
K04270 P2RY1; P2Y purinoceptor 1
K04298 P2RY12; P2Y purinoceptor 12
K04350 RASGRP1; RAS guanyl-releasing protein 1
K04353 RAP1A; Ras-related protein Rap-1A
K04513 RHOA; Ras homolog gene family, member A
K04630 GNAI; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha
K04632 GNAS; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha
K04634 GNAQ; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha
K04639 GNA13; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-13
K04958 ITPR1; inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor type 1
K04959 ITPR2; inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor type 2
K04960 ITPR3; inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor type 3
K05215 P2RX1; P2X purinoceptor 1
K05692 ACTB_G1; actin beta/gamma 1
K05719 ITGB1, CD29; integrin beta 1
K05732 ARHGAP35, GRLF1; glucocorticoid receptor DNA-binding factor 1
K05859 PLCG2; phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C, gamma-2 [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
K06236 COL1A; collagen type I alpha
K06260 GP5, CD42d; platelet glycoprotein V
K06261 GP1BA, CD42b; platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha chain
K06262 GP1BB, CD42c; platelet glycoprotein Ib beta chain
K06263 GP9, CD42a; platelet glycoprotein IX
K06264 GP6; platelet glycoprotein VI
K06269 PPP1C; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP1 catalytic subunit [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
K06270 PPP1R12A, MYPT1; protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12A
K06274 VASP; vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein
K06472 FCGR2A, CD32; low affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc receptor II-a
K06476 ITGA2B, CD41; integrin alpha 2B
K06481 ITGA2, CD49b; integrin alpha 2
K06493 ITGB3, CD61; integrin beta 3
K07361 LCP2; lymphocyte cytosolic protein 2
K07532 ARHGEF12, LARG; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 12
K07836 RAP1B; Ras-related protein Rap-1B
K07983 FCER1G; high affinity immunoglobulin epsilon receptor subunit gamma
K08508 SNAP23; synaptosomal-associated protein 23
K08512 VAMP8; vesicle-associated membrane protein 8
K08627 ADAMTS13; a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 13 [EC:3.4.24.87 ]
K12318 GUCY1A; guanylate cyclase soluble subunit alpha [EC:4.6.1.2 ]
K12319 GUCY1B; guanylate cyclase soluble subunit beta [EC:4.6.1.2 ]
K12330 ARHGEF1; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1
K12361 RASGRP2; RAS guanyl-releasing protein 2
K12757 MYL12; myosin regulatory light chain 12
K16056 ORAI1; calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1
K16059 STIM1; stromal interaction molecule 1
K17084 FERMT3, KIND3; kindlin 3
K17704 APBB1IP, RIAM; amyloid beta A4 precursor protein-binding family B member 1-interacting protein
K19720 COL3A; collagen type III alpha
K21289 PIK3CG; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit gamma [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
K21290 PIK3R5_6; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 5/6
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Li Z, Delaney MK, O'Brien KA, Du X
Title
Signaling during platelet adhesion and activation.
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Broos K, De Meyer SF, Feys HB, Vanhoorelbeke K, Deckmyn H
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Blood platelet biochemistry.
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Jurk K, Kehrel BE
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Platelets: physiology and biochemistry.
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Offermanns S
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Activation of platelet function through G protein-coupled receptors.
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Varga-Szabo D, Pleines I, Nieswandt B
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Cell adhesion mechanisms in platelets.
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Yin H, Liu J, Li Z, Berndt MC, Lowell CA, Du X
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Src family tyrosine kinase Lyn mediates VWF/GPIb-IX-induced platelet activation via the cGMP signaling pathway.
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Bergmeier W, Stefanini L
Title
Novel molecules in calcium signaling in platelets.
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Cifuni SM, Wagner DD, Bergmeier W
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CalDAG-GEFI and protein kinase C represent alternative pathways leading to activation of integrin alphaIIbbeta3 in platelets.
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Heemskerk JW, Mattheij NJ, Cosemans JM
Title
Platelet-based coagulation: different populations, different functions.
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Rivera J, Lozano ML, Navarro-Nunez L, Vicente V
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Platelet receptors and signaling in the dynamics of thrombus formation.
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Banno A, Ginsberg MH
Title
Integrin activation.
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Angiolillo DJ, Ferreiro JL
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Platelet adenosine diphosphate P2Y12 receptor antagonism: benefits and limitations of current treatment strategies and future directions.
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Joo SJ
Title
Mechanisms of Platelet Activation and Integrin alphaIIbeta3.
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Harper MT, Poole AW
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Diverse functions of protein kinase C isoforms in platelet activation and thrombus formation.
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Fitch-Tewfik JL, Flaumenhaft R
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Platelet granule exocytosis: a comparison with chromaffin cells.
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Boylan B, Gao C, Rathore V, Gill JC, Newman DK, Newman PJ
Title
Identification of FcgammaRIIa as the ITAM-bearing receptor mediating alphaIIbbeta3 outside-in integrin signaling in human platelets.
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