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Early Endosomal GTPase Rab5 (Ras-Related Protein in Brain 5) Regulates GPIbβ (Glycoprotein Ib Subunit β) Trafficking and Platelet Production In Vitro

Journal

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages E10-E26

Publisher

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.121.316552

Keywords

blood platelets; endocytosis; endosomes; megakaryocytes; thrombopoiesis; transferrin

Funding

  1. Croatian Science Foundation (CSF) [UIP-2014-09-2400]
  2. ICGEB starting grant [CRP/HRV15-04_EC]
  3. University of Rijeka [18-188-1343]
  4. Croatian Science Foundation [HRZZ-09-2016]
  5. American Society of Hematology Global Research Award
  6. Research Infrastructure for Campus-based Laboratories at the University of Rijeka project - European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF) [RC.2.2.06-0001]
  7. Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia

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Rab5-dependent endocytosis plays an important role in megakaryocytes receptor trafficking and membrane formation during thrombopoiesis.
Objective: Maturation of megakaryocytes culminates with extensive membrane rearrangements necessary for proplatelet formation. Mechanisms required for proplatelet extension and origin of membranes are still poorly understood. GTPase Rab5 (Ras-related protein in brain 5) regulates endocytic uptake and homotypic fusion of early endosomes and regulates phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate production important for binding of effector proteins during early-to-late endosomal/lysosomal maturation. Approach and Results: To investigate the role of Rab5 in megakaryocytes, we expressed GFP (green fluorescent protein)-coupled Rab5 wild type and its point mutants Q79L (active) and N133L (inactive) in primary murine fetal liver-derived megakaryocytes. Active Rab5 Q79L induced the formation of enlarged early endosomes, while inactive Rab5 N133L caused endosomal fragmentation. Consistently, an increased amount of transferrin internalization in Rab5 Q79L was impaired in Rab5 N133L expressing megakaryocytes, when compared with GFP or Rab5 wild type. Moreover, trafficking of GPIb beta (glycoprotein Ib subunit beta), a subunit of major megakaryocytes receptor and membrane marker, was found to be mediated by Rab5 activity. While GPIb beta was mostly present along the plasma membrane, and within cytoplasmic vesicles in Rab5 wild type megakaryocytes, it accumulated in the majority of Rab5 Q79L enlarged endosomes. Conversely, Rab5 N133L caused mostly GPIb beta plasma membrane retention. Furthermore, Rab5 Q79L expression increased incorporation of the membrane dye (PKH26), indicating higher membrane content. Finally, while Rab5 Q79L increased proplatelet production, inactive Rab5 N133L strongly inhibited it and was coupled with a decrease in late endosomes/lysosomes. Localization of GPIb beta in enlarged endosomes was phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate dependent. Conclusions: Taken together, our results demonstrate that Rab5-dependent endocytosis plays an important role in megakaryocytes receptor trafficking, membrane formation, and thrombopoiesis.

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