TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of sialic acid for platelet life span: exposure of beta-galactose results in the rapid clearance of platelets from the circulation by asialoglycoprotein receptor-expressing liver macrophages and hepatocytes
AU - Sørensen, Anne Louise
AU - Rumjantseva, Viktoria
AU - Nayeb-Hashemi, Sara
AU - Clausen, Henrik
AU - Hartwig, John H
AU - Wandall, Hans H
AU - Hoffmeister, Karin M
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Although surface sialic acid is considered a key determinant for the survival of circulating blood cells and glycoproteins, its role in platelet circulation lifetime is not fully clarified. We show that thrombocytopenia in mice deficient in the St3gal4 sialyltransferase gene (St3Gal-IV(-/-) mice) is caused by the recognition of terminal galactose residues exposed on the platelet surface in the absence of sialylation. This results in accelerated platelet clearance by asialoglycoprotein receptor-expressing scavenger cells, a mechanism that was recently shown to induce thrombocytopenia during Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis. We now identify platelet GPIbalpha as a major counterreceptor on ST3Gal-IV(-/-) platelets for asialoglycoprotein receptors. Moreover, we report data that establish the importance of sialylation of the von Willebrand factor in its function.
AB - Although surface sialic acid is considered a key determinant for the survival of circulating blood cells and glycoproteins, its role in platelet circulation lifetime is not fully clarified. We show that thrombocytopenia in mice deficient in the St3gal4 sialyltransferase gene (St3Gal-IV(-/-) mice) is caused by the recognition of terminal galactose residues exposed on the platelet surface in the absence of sialylation. This results in accelerated platelet clearance by asialoglycoprotein receptor-expressing scavenger cells, a mechanism that was recently shown to induce thrombocytopenia during Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis. We now identify platelet GPIbalpha as a major counterreceptor on ST3Gal-IV(-/-) platelets for asialoglycoprotein receptors. Moreover, we report data that establish the importance of sialylation of the von Willebrand factor in its function.
U2 - 10.1182/blood-2009-01-199414
DO - 10.1182/blood-2009-01-199414
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19520807
SN - 0006-4971
VL - 114
SP - 1645
EP - 1654
JO - Blood
JF - Blood
IS - 8
ER -