title: P-selectin mediates adhesion of leukocytes, platelets, and cancer cells in inflammation, thrombosis, and cancer growth and metastasis.
abstract: Stimulated endothelial cells and activated platelets express P-selectin (CD62P), a member of the selectin family of cell adhesion molecules, which interacts with P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1, CD162) for leukocyte rolling on stimulated endothelial cells and heterotypic aggregation of activated platelets onto leukocytes. Cross-linking of PSGL-1 by P-selectin also primes leukocytes intracellularly for cytokine and chemoattractant-induced beta2-integrin activation for firm adhesion of leukocytes. Furthermore, P-selectin mediates heterotypic aggregation of activated platelets to cancer cells and adhesion of cancer cells to stimulated endothelial cells. Here we provide a comprehensive summary of the functional roles and the biological importance of P-selectin-mediated cell adhesive interactions in the pathogeneses of inflammation, thrombosis, and the growth and metastasis of cancers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian-Guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Geng
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D021381:Protein Transport; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D019007:P-Selectin