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SNARE-dependent membrane fusion initiates ?-granule matrix decondensation in mouse platelets.


ABSTRACT: Platelet ?-granule cargo release is fundamental to both hemostasis and thrombosis. Granule matrix hydration is a key regulated step in this process, yet its mechanism is poorly understood. In endothelial cells, there is evidence for 2 modes of cargo release: a jack-in-the-box mechanism of hydration-dependent protein phase transitions and an actin-driven granule constriction/extrusion mechanism. The third alternative considered is a prefusion, channel-mediated granule swelling, analogous to the membrane "ballooning" seen in procoagulant platelets. Using thrombin-stimulated platelets from a set of secretion-deficient, soluble N-ethylmaleimide factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) mutant mice and various ultrastructural approaches, we tested predictions of these mechanisms to distinguish which best explains the ?-granule release process. We found that the granule decondensation/hydration required for cargo expulsion was (1) blocked in fusion-protein-deficient platelets; (2) characterized by a fusion-dependent transition in granule size in contrast to a preswollen intermediate; (3) determined spatially with ?-granules located close to the plasma membrane (PM) decondensing more readily; (4) propagated from the site of granule fusion; and (5) traced, in 3-dimensional space, to individual granule fusion events at the PM or less commonly at the canalicular system. In sum, the properties of ?-granule decondensation/matrix hydration strongly indicate that ?-granule cargo expulsion is likely by a jack-in-the-box mechanism rather than by gradual channel-regulated water influx or by a granule-constriction mechanism. These experiments, in providing a structural and mechanistic basis for cargo expulsion, should be informative in understanding the ?-granule release reaction in the context of hemostasis and thrombosis.

SUBMITTER: Pokrovskaya ID 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234365 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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SNARE-dependent membrane fusion initiates α-granule matrix decondensation in mouse platelets.

Pokrovskaya Irina D ID   Joshi Smita S   Tobin Michael M   Desai Rohan R   Aronova Maria A MA   Kamykowski Jeffrey A JA   Zhang Guofeng G   Whiteheart Sidney W SW   Leapman Richard D RD   Storrie Brian B  

Blood advances 20181101 21


Platelet α-granule cargo release is fundamental to both hemostasis and thrombosis. Granule matrix hydration is a key regulated step in this process, yet its mechanism is poorly understood. In endothelial cells, there is evidence for 2 modes of cargo release: a jack-in-the-box mechanism of hydration-dependent protein phase transitions and an actin-driven granule constriction/extrusion mechanism. The third alternative considered is a prefusion, channel-mediated granule swelling, analogous to the m  ...[more]

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