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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2026

Expression of Active Apurinic Apyrimidinic Endodeoxyribonuclease 1 in Human Platelets.

Isabella Parolini, Alessia Bellina, Giada Carpi, Evgeniia A Diatlova, Giovanna Lippe, Elisabetta Fontanini, Giovanni Barillari, Miriam Isola, Antonio P Beltrami, Gianluca Tell

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Isabella ParoliniDepartment of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Alessia BellinaDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Giada CarpiDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Evgeniia A DiatlovaDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Giovanna LippeDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Elisabetta FontaniniInstitute of Clinical Pathology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale (ASUFC), Udine, Italy.
Giovanni BarillariCenter for Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Diseases, General and University Hospital S. Maria Della Misericordia, Udine, Italy.
Miriam IsolaDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Antonio P BeltramiDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Gianluca TellDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8845-6448

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Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro IG 2024-ID. 30399 project-P.I. Tell GianlucaMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR) 20224F7P9Y
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Abstract

The pivotal role of platelets (PLTs) in hemostasis, thrombosis, innate immunity, and tissue repair is sustained by mitochondria, whose dysfunctions can impair ATP generation and redox signaling, thus affecting optimal levels of PLTs' functionality. Maintenance of mtDNA integrity is essential for mitochondria functioning and is primarily exerted by the base excision repair (BER) pathway, never described in PLTs. Here, we provide the first evidence for the expression levels and subcellular localization of apurinic/apyrimidinic endodeoxyribonuclease 1 (APE1), evaluated alongside cytosolic and mitochondrial markers, in resting human PLTs (huPLTs) isolated from a cohort of healthy donors. A variable expression of APE1 was detected independently of age and sex, and it was found to correlate with the specific enzymatic activity on canonical and far less on noncanonical substrates. Preliminary experiments with an APE1 enzymatic inhibitor suggest a possible involvement of APE1 in PLTs aggregation stimulated by epinephrine. Overall, our findings pave the way for understanding a novel unforeseen role of APE1 in PLTs physiology, which specifically deserves future investigation.

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Blood PlateletsDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseAdultExcision RepairFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitochondriaAPEX1 protein, humanDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseactivityAPE1epinephrinemitochondriaplatelet

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PMID42664057
PMCPMC13524199

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