Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by Thrombin

The treatment of washed, intact human blood platelets with 1 U/ml of thrombin for 5 min at 37 °C is linked to the disappearance from the particulate fraction of the homogenized cells of a protein band discernible in the SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis pattern of untreated platelets. Accordin...

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Main Authors: R. Käser-Glanzmann, M. Jakábová, E.F. Lüscher
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Published: Swiss Chemical Society 1976-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9291
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description The treatment of washed, intact human blood platelets with 1 U/ml of thrombin for 5 min at 37 °C is linked to the disappearance from the particulate fraction of the homogenized cells of a protein band discernible in the SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis pattern of untreated platelets. Accordingly, this material was termed thrombin sensitive protein (TSP) by its discoverers, who also presented evidence that TSP is a glycoprotein of a molecular weight of 190,000. The present work describes the localization of TSP in human platelets. TSP is not a membrane constituent, but associated with orgenelle fractions in the region of higher densities. It therefore is not, as originally suggested, a direct substrate for thrombin on the platelet surface, but takes part in the platelet release reaction upon a variety of external stimuli. An apparent molecular weight of 150,000 was found for TSP; this value coincides with the one reported for so-called glycoprotein I, which, different from TSP, is a membrane constituent.
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spelling doaj-art-6b13ae3487f5410abdf8a21db40c22ce2025-08-20T01:47:42ZdeuSwiss Chemical SocietyCHIMIA0009-42932673-24241976-02-0130210.2533/chimia.1976.96Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by ThrombinR. Käser-Glanzmann0M. Jakábová1E.F. Lüscher2Theodor-Kocher-Institut, Universität BernTheodor-Kocher-Institut, Universität BernTheodor-Kocher-Institut, Universität Bern The treatment of washed, intact human blood platelets with 1 U/ml of thrombin for 5 min at 37 °C is linked to the disappearance from the particulate fraction of the homogenized cells of a protein band discernible in the SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis pattern of untreated platelets. Accordingly, this material was termed thrombin sensitive protein (TSP) by its discoverers, who also presented evidence that TSP is a glycoprotein of a molecular weight of 190,000. The present work describes the localization of TSP in human platelets. TSP is not a membrane constituent, but associated with orgenelle fractions in the region of higher densities. It therefore is not, as originally suggested, a direct substrate for thrombin on the platelet surface, but takes part in the platelet release reaction upon a variety of external stimuli. An apparent molecular weight of 150,000 was found for TSP; this value coincides with the one reported for so-called glycoprotein I, which, different from TSP, is a membrane constituent. https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9291
spellingShingle R. Käser-Glanzmann
M. Jakábová
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Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by Thrombin
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title Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by Thrombin
title_full Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by Thrombin
title_fullStr Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by Thrombin
title_full_unstemmed Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by Thrombin
title_short Subcellular Localization of a Glycoprotein Released from Human Platelets upon Stimulation by Thrombin
title_sort subcellular localization of a glycoprotein released from human platelets upon stimulation by thrombin
url https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9291
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