Journal
PLATELETS
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 108-118Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2016.1257786
Keywords
Alpha-granules; microscopy; platelets; platelet release reaction; secretion
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- NIH [R01 HL119393]
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Platelet activation has long been known to be accompanied by secretion from at least three types of compartments. These include dense granules, the major source of small molecules; alpha-granules, the major protein storage organelle; and lysosomes, the site of acid hydrolase storage. Despite similar to 60 years of research, there are still many unanswered questions about the cell biology of platelet secretion: for example, how are these secretory organelles organized to support cargo release and what are the key routes of cargo release, granule to plasma membrane or granule to canalicular system. Moreover, in recent years, increasing evidence points to the platelet being organized for secretion of the contents from other organelles, namely the dense tubular system (endoplasmic reticulum) and the Golgi apparatus. Conceivably, protein secretion is a widespread property of the platelet and its organelles. In this review, we concentrate on the cell biology of the alpha-granule and its structure/function relationships. We both review the literature and discuss the wide array of 3-dimensional, high-resolution structural approaches that have emerged in the last few years. These have begun to reveal new and unanticipated outcomes and some of these are discussed. We are hopeful that the next several years will bring rapid advances to this field that will resolve past controversies and be clinically relevant.
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