Presence of calmodulin in human platelet cytoskeletons and its concentration change upon activation of platelets |
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Authors: | Ken-Ichi Yoshida |
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Institution: | Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ehime, Shigenobu, Ehime 79102, Japan |
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Abstract: | We found that a small, reproducible amount of calmodulin is present in the cytoskeleton of human platelets. Triton-insoluble materials (cytoskeletons), which were prepared by cetrifugation at 1000 × g for 10 min of platelets after lysis by Triton X-100, stimulated cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase activity in the presence of Ca2+ but not in the presence of the calcium chelator, EGTA, or the calmodulin antagonist, trifluoperazine. The activation of the enzyme was also obtained after heating Triton-insoluble materials. An alkaline glycerol polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of fractions obtained after gel fitration of solubilized Triton residues showed a protein band which had a faster electrophoretic mobility in the absence than in the presence of Ca2+. Upon thrombin activation of platelets, calmodulin in the Triton-insoluble cytoskeletons increased rapidly parallel to actin, actin-binding protein and myosin. With other stimulants such as collagen, epinephrine and ADP, similar results were obtained but with slower association of these proteins with cytoskeletons. However, after treatment with the Ca2+-inophore A23187, calmodulin, actin and actin-binding protein in Triton residues decreased rapidly, whereas the association of myosin increased. Thus, calmodulin seems to be associated with actin filaments rather than myosin filaments, and may be involved in the generation of contractile force in the cell. |
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Keywords: | Calmodulin Cytoskeleton Platelet activation (Human) EGTA Hepes SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate |
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