title: Direct interaction of kindlin-3 with integrin αIIbβ3 in platelets is required for supporting arterial thrombosis in mice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Kindlin-3 is a critical supporter of integrin function in platelets. Lack of expression of kindlin-3 protein in patients impairs integrin αIIbβ3-mediated platelet aggregation. Although kindlin-3 has been categorized as an integrin-binding partner, the functional significance of the direct interaction of kindlin-3 with integrin αIIbβ3 in platelets has not been established. Here, we evaluated the significance of the binding of kindlin-3 to integrin αIIbβ3 in platelets in supporting integrin αIIbβ3-mediated platelet functions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We generated a strain of kindlin-3 knockin (K3KI) mice that express a kindlin-3 mutant that carries an integrin-interaction defective substitution. K3KI mice could survive normally and express integrin αIIbβ3 on platelets similar to their wild-type counterparts. Functional analysis revealed that K3KI mice exhibited defective platelet function, including impaired integrin αIIbβ3 activation, suppressed platelet spreading and platelet aggregation, prolonged tail bleeding time, and absence of platelet-mediated clot retraction. In addition, whole blood drawn from K3KI mice showed resistance to in vitro thrombus formation and, as a consequence, K3KI mice were protected from in vivo arterial thrombosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These observations demonstrate that the direct binding of kindlin-3 to integrin αIIbβ3 is involved in supporting integrin αIIbβ3 activation and integrin αIIbβ3-dependent responses of platelets and consequently contributes significantly to arterial thrombus formation.
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Zhen
authors: Z
authors: Xu
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Xue
authors: X
authors: Chen
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Huiying
authors: H
authors: Zhi
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Juan
authors: J
authors: Gao
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Katarzyna
authors: K
authors: Bialkowska
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Tatiana V
authors: TV
authors: Byzova
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Elzbieta
authors: E
authors: Pluskota
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Gilbert C
authors: GC
authors: White
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Junling
authors: J
authors: Liu
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.).
authors: Edward F
authors: EF
authors: Plow
authors: From the Collaborative Research Program for Cell Adhesion Molecules, Shanghai University School of Life Sciences, Shanghai, China (Z.X., J.G., E.F.P., Y.-Q.M.); Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Z.X., H.Z., G.C.W., Y.-Q.M.); Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (X.C., J.L.); and Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, OH (K.B., T.V.B., E.P., E.F.P.). yanqing.ma@bcw.edu plowe@ccf.org.
authors: Yan-Qing
authors: YQ
authors: Ma
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D001760:Bleeding Time; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D048430:Cell Shape; D002712:Chlorides / Q000633:toxicity; D003018:Clot Retraction; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000633:toxicity; D055879:Gene Knock-In Techniques; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008863:Microspheres; D015539:Platelet Activation; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C527818:kindlin-3 protein, mouse; C024555:ferric chloride
keywords: blood platelets; kindlin-3 protein; mouse; thrombosis