Article
Headpiece domain of dematin regulates calcium mobilization and signaling in platelets.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Nov 2012
Wieschhaus Adam J, Le Breton Guy C, Chishti Athar H
Abstract excerpt
Dematin is a broadly expressed membrane cytoskeletal protein that has been well characterized in erythrocytes and to a lesser extent in non-erythroid cells. However, dematin's function in platelets is not known. Here, we show that dematin is abundantly expressed in both human and mouse platelets. Platelets harvested from the dematin headpiece knock-out (HPKO) mouse model exhibit a striking defect in the...
Topics
- Animals
- Blood Platelets
- Calcium
- Calcium Signaling
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- Cytosol
- Erythrocyte Membrane
- Hemostasis
- Humans
- Mice
- Microfilament Proteins
