New synthesis of a platelet-specific protein: platelet factor 4 synthesis in a megakaryocyte-enriched rabbit bone marrow culture system.
Year: 1983
Type: article
Abstract: The site of synthesis of platelet-specific proteins remains to be established. With the use of short-term megakaryocyte-enriched cultures, direct evidence was obtained to show that megakaryocytes synthesize the platelet-specific protein, platelet factor 4. A megakaryocyte-enriched fraction of rabbit bone marrow for culture was obtained by centrifugal elutriation and cultured with [3H]leucine. Newly synthesized 3H-platelet factor 4 was sought by copurification with added carrier rabbit platelet factor 4, using heparin agarose affinity chromatography and immunoprecipitation with specific goat anti-rabbit platelet factor 4 antisera. SDS PAGE of the washed immunoprecipitates demonstrated a [3H]leucine-containing peak which migrated identically with purified homogeneous rabbit platelet factor 4. A second, slightly larger molecular-weight protein was identified in the gels also, suggesting that rabbit platelet factor 4 may be synthesized as a larger molecular-weight precursor in rabbit megakaryocytes. These results provide direct evidence that the platelet-specific protein, platelet factor 4, is synthesized in rabbit megakaryocytes before it is packaged into alpha-granules for release in circulating platelets.
Source: The Journal of Cell Biology
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.96.2.515
Authors: R Ryo, A Nakeff, S S Huang, M Ginsberg, T F Deuel
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2146307479