The PAK system links Rho GTPase signaling to thrombin-mediated platelet activation

Regulation of the platelet actin cytoskeleton by the Rho family of small GTPases is essential for the proper maintenance of hemostasis. However, little is known about how intracellular platelet activation from Rho GTPase family members, including Rac, Cdc42, and Rho, translate into changes in platelet actin structures. To better understand how Rho family GTPases coordinate platelet activation, we identified platelet proteins associated with Rac1, a Rho GTPase family member, and actin regulatory protein essential for platelet hemostatic function. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed that upon platelet activation with thrombin, Rac1 associates with a set of effectors of the p21-activated kinases (PAKs), including GIT1, βPIX, and guanine nucleotide exchange factor GEFH1. Platelet activation by thrombin triggered the PAK-dependent phosphorylation of GIT1, GEFH1, and other PAK effectors, including LIMK1 and Merlin. PAK was also required for the thrombin-mediated activation of the MEK/ERK pathway, Akt, calcium signaling, and phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure. Inhibition of PAK signaling prevented thrombin-induced platelet aggregation and blocked platelet focal adhesion and lamellipodia formation in response to thrombin. Together, these results demonstrate that the PAK signaling system is a key orchestrator of platelet actin dynamics, linking Rho GTPase activation downstream of thrombin stimulation to PAK effector function, MAP kinase activation, calcium signaling, and PS exposure in platelets.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:305

Enthalten in:

American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 305(2013), 5 vom: 15. Sept., Seite C519-28

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aslan, Joseph E [VerfasserIn]
Baker, Sandra M [VerfasserIn]
Loren, Cassandra P [VerfasserIn]
Haley, Kristina M [VerfasserIn]
Itakura, Asako [VerfasserIn]
Pang, Jiaqing [VerfasserIn]
Greenberg, Daniel L [VerfasserIn]
David, Larry L [VerfasserIn]
Manser, Ed [VerfasserIn]
Chernoff, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
McCarty, Owen J T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Actin
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
Cell Cycle Proteins
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.24
EC 3.4.21.5
EC 3.6.5.2
GIT1 protein, human
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
Journal Article
LIMK1 protein, human
Lim Kinases
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Neurofibromin 2
P21-Activated Kinases
PAK
Platelets
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
RAC1 protein, human
Rac1
Rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rho GTPases
Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
Thrombin

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Date Completed 30.10.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajpcell.00418.2012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM228494958