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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Rho GTPase Signaling in Platelet Regulation and Implication for Antiplatelet Therapies.

Akhila Dandamudi, Huzoor Akbar, Jose Cancelas, Yi Zheng

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Redox Control in Platelet Activity and Therapy.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Review
  4. Review
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  6. CDC42 Regulatory Patterns Related To Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hyperglycemia.Journal of bioinformatics and systems biology : Open access · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Akhila DandamudiDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6441-1878
Huzoor AkbarDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA.
Jose CancelasDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Yi ZhengDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USOhio University · US

Funding

Novel Strategies to Improve Blood Transfusion PracticeP01HL158688 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Hongbo R Luo · 2022 to 2026
$12.9M
Xenotransplant and Genome Editing CoreU54DK126108 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Daniel Starczynowski, YI ZHENG · 2021 to 2026
$5.0M
Small molecules targeting RhoA for platelet cold storage in cancer careR01HL147536 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI CANCELAS, JOSE A., ZHENG, YI · 2019 to 2022
$2.5M
Leukemia stem cell polarity and differentiation therapyR01CA204895 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI MULLOY, JAMES C, ZHENG, YI · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA204895NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL158688NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147536NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK126108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Platelets play a vital role in regulating hemostasis and thrombosis. Rho GTPases are well known as molecular switches that control various cellular functions via a balanced GTP-binding/GTP-hydrolysis cycle and signaling cascade through downstream effectors. In platelets, Rho GTPases function as critical regulators by mediating signal transduction that drives platelet activation and aggregation. Mostly by gene targeting and pharmacological inhibition approaches, Rho GTPase family members RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 have been shown to be indispensable in regulating the actin cytoskeleton dynamics in platelets, affecting platelet shape change, spreading, secretion, and aggregation, leading to thrombus formation. Additionally, studies of Rho GTPase function using platelets as a non-transformed model due to their anucleated nature have revealed valuable information on cell signaling principles. This review provides an updated summary of recent advances in Rho GTPase signaling in platelet regulation. We also highlight pharmacological approaches that effectively inhibited platelet activation to explore their possible development into future antiplatelet therapies.

Indexed as

rho GTP-Binding ProteinsThrombosisBlood Plateletscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinGuanosine TriphosphateHumansPlatelet Activationrac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSignal Transductioncdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinGuanosine Triphosphaterac1 GTP-Binding Proteinrho GTP-Binding Proteinscell signalingplatelet activationrational targetingsmall molecule inhibitorsthrombosis

Identifiers

PMID36768837
PMCPMC9917354
OpenAlexW4318476604

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