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ArticleJournal of thrombosis and thrombolysis2022

Initial assessment of α-synuclein structure in platelets.

Catherine M Stefaniuk, June Schlegelmilch, Howard J Meyerson, Clifford V Harding, Robert W Maitta

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Article in Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Catherine M StefaniukDepartment of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
June SchlegelmilchDepartment of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Howard J MeyersonDepartment of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Clifford V HardingDepartment of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Robert W MaittaDepartment of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA. robert.maitta@case.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5424-5519
University Hospitals of Cleveland · US

Funding

Regulation of macrophages by Mycobacterium tuberculosisR01AI034343 · NIAID · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI HARDING, CLIFFORD V · 1994 to 2017
$6.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI034343Office of Diversity and Inclusion UHCMC P 0178
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last few years data from our group have indicated that α-synuclein is important in development of immune cells as well as potentially erythrocytes and platelets. The latter is important since this protein may work as negative regulator of granule release. Thus, we sought to begin to understand the structure of this protein in platelets. Flow cytometric analysis of this protein using region-specific (N-terminus, central region and C-terminus) monoclonal antibodies was performed. Antibody to the central region gave the strongest shift among all three antibodies, with the C-terminus having intermediate shift and N-terminus minimal shift. Western blotting using the same antibodies showed similar binding of all antibodies to α-synuclein. These results suggest a similar arrangement of this protein in platelets as seen in neurons. Future studies ought to look at the role that each protein region plays in platelets.

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alpha-SynucleinBlood PlateletsAntibodies, MonoclonalFlow CytometryHumansalpha-SynucleinAntibodies, MonoclonalDomainFlow cytometryPlateletsRegionα-Synuclein

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PMID34797472
PMCPMC9117560
OpenAlexW3212946768

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