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ArticleThrombosis and haemostasis2022

Katacine Is a New Ligand of CLEC-2 that Acts as a Platelet Agonist.

Luis A Morán, Ying Di, Marcin A Sowa, Lidia Hermida-Nogueira, María N Barrachina, Eleyna Martin, Joanne C Clark, Todd H Mize, Johannes A Eble, David Moreira and 5 more

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Article in Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Platelet Membrane Receptors and Signalling Pathways.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
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  3. Secondary Sites of the C-type Lectin-Like Fold.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Luis A MoránCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5232-3376
Ying DiInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Marcin A SowaCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Lidia Hermida-NogueiraCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
María N BarrachinaCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1701-6899
Eleyna MartinInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Joanne C ClarkInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1912-7816
Todd H MizeAdvanced Mass Spectrometry Facility, Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Johannes A EbleInstitute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9156-2137
David MoreiraCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Alice Y PollittInstitute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (ICMR), School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-8706-5154
María I LozaCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Eduardo DomínguezCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Steve P WatsonInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7846-7423
Ángel GarcíaCenter for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1176-5917
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · ESUniversity of Birmingham · GBUniversity of Münster · DEUniversity of Reading · GB

Funding

204951/Z/16/Z Wellcome Trust766118 European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation ProgramBritish Heart Foundation CH/03/003/15571CH03/003 British Heart Foundation ChairEbl-A/009/21 Interdisciplinary Center of Clinical Research (IZKF) of the University of MünsterED431G 2019/02 Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria, Xunta de GaliciaPID2019-108727RB-I00 Spanish Ministry of Science and InnovationWellcome Trust 204951/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCLEC-2 is a platelet receptor with an important role in thromboinflammation but a minor role in hemostasis. Two endogenous ligands of CLEC-2 have been identified, the transmembrane protein podoplanin and iron-containing porphyrin hemin, which is formed following hemolysis from red blood cells. Other exogenous ligands such as rhodocytin have contributed to our understanding of the role of CLEC-2.

objectivesTo identify novel CLEC-2 small-molecule ligands to aid therapeutic targeting of CLEC-2.

methodsALPHA screen technology has been used for the development of a high-throughput screening (HTS) assay recapitulating the podoplanin-CLEC-2 interaction. Light transmission aggregometry was used to evaluate platelet aggregation. Immunoprecipitation and western blot were used to evaluate direct phosphorylation of CLEC-2 and downstream protein phosphorylation. Autodock vina software was used to predict the molecular binding site of katacine and mass spectrometry to determine the polymeric nature of the ligand. RESULTS AND

conclusionWe developed a CLEC-2-podoplanin interaction assay in a HTS format and screened 5,016 compounds from a European Union-open screen library. We identified katacine, a mixture of polymers of proanthocyanidins, as a novel ligand for CLEC-2 and showed that it induces platelet aggregation and CLEC-2 phosphorylation via Syk and Src kinases. Platelet aggregation induced by katacine is inhibited by the anti-CLEC-2 monoclonal antibody fragment AYP1 F(ab)'2. Katacine is a novel nonprotein ligand of CLEC-2 that could contribute to a better understanding of CLEC-2 activation in human platelets.

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InflammationThrombosisBlood PlateletsHumansLectins, C-TypeLigandsMembrane GlycoproteinsPlatelet ActivationLectins, C-TypeLigandsMembrane Glycoproteins

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PMID35170009
PMCPMC9393086
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