Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental Metastasis

ABSTRACT Metastasis is the main cause of cancer‐related deaths and the biggest challenge in improving cancer prognosis. Platelet–tumor cell aggregates are a prerequisite for hematogenous metastasis. However, the internal relation and molecular mechanism of platelets and their receptor glycoprotein (...

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Main Authors: Kangxi Zhou, Qing Li, Yue Xia, Chenglin Sun, Jing Wang, Yueyue Sun, Xinxin Ge, Mengnan Yang, Yu Li, Sai Zhang, Lili Zhao, Chunliang Liu, Khan Muhammad Shoaib, Weiling Xiao, Renping Hu, Kesheng Dai, Rong Yan
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author Kangxi Zhou
Qing Li
Yue Xia
Chenglin Sun
Jing Wang
Yueyue Sun
Xinxin Ge
Mengnan Yang
Yu Li
Sai Zhang
Lili Zhao
Chunliang Liu
Khan Muhammad Shoaib
Weiling Xiao
Renping Hu
Kesheng Dai
Rong Yan
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Qing Li
Yue Xia
Chenglin Sun
Jing Wang
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Xinxin Ge
Mengnan Yang
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Sai Zhang
Lili Zhao
Chunliang Liu
Khan Muhammad Shoaib
Weiling Xiao
Renping Hu
Kesheng Dai
Rong Yan
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description ABSTRACT Metastasis is the main cause of cancer‐related deaths and the biggest challenge in improving cancer prognosis. Platelet–tumor cell aggregates are a prerequisite for hematogenous metastasis. However, the internal relation and molecular mechanism of platelets and their receptor glycoprotein (GP) Ibα in platelet–tumor cell interaction and metastasis remain elusive. Here, we find that in the absence of the full‐length GPIbα or its cytoplasmic tail, platelets maintain a more resting state and exhibit reduced tumor cell‐induced platelet activation. The deficiency of the cytoplasmic tail of GPIbα inhibits tumor cell–platelet interaction, platelet‐induced tumor cell migration and invasion, and metastasis. Using a state‐of‐the‐art spinning disk intravital microscopy, we observe a rapid accumulation of platelets on tumor cells, forming numerous tumor cell–platelet aggregates in vivo. We also find that the cytoplasmic tail of GPIbα regulates the tumor cell‐induced platelet protein kinase C‐α (PKCα) activation, and both the pharmacological inhibition and genetic ablation of platelet PKCα attenuate tumor cell‐induced platelet activation, tumor cell–platelet interaction, tumor cell migration and invasion, and metastasis. Overall, our findings reveal for the first time that GPIbα promotes experimental metastasis through its cytoplasmic tail‐regulated platelet activation, and suggest a potential target to regulate tumor hematogenous metastasis.
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spelling doaj-art-987b03fddee8496da5fc1ce550229fd02025-08-20T02:56:34ZengWileyMedComm2688-26632025-06-0166n/an/a10.1002/mco2.70217Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental MetastasisKangxi Zhou0Qing Li1Yue Xia2Chenglin Sun3Jing Wang4Yueyue Sun5Xinxin Ge6Mengnan Yang7Yu Li8Sai Zhang9Lili Zhao10Chunliang Liu11Khan Muhammad Shoaib12Weiling Xiao13Renping Hu14Kesheng Dai15Rong Yan16Jiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaJiangsu Institute of Hematology The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, NHC Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaABSTRACT Metastasis is the main cause of cancer‐related deaths and the biggest challenge in improving cancer prognosis. Platelet–tumor cell aggregates are a prerequisite for hematogenous metastasis. However, the internal relation and molecular mechanism of platelets and their receptor glycoprotein (GP) Ibα in platelet–tumor cell interaction and metastasis remain elusive. Here, we find that in the absence of the full‐length GPIbα or its cytoplasmic tail, platelets maintain a more resting state and exhibit reduced tumor cell‐induced platelet activation. The deficiency of the cytoplasmic tail of GPIbα inhibits tumor cell–platelet interaction, platelet‐induced tumor cell migration and invasion, and metastasis. Using a state‐of‐the‐art spinning disk intravital microscopy, we observe a rapid accumulation of platelets on tumor cells, forming numerous tumor cell–platelet aggregates in vivo. We also find that the cytoplasmic tail of GPIbα regulates the tumor cell‐induced platelet protein kinase C‐α (PKCα) activation, and both the pharmacological inhibition and genetic ablation of platelet PKCα attenuate tumor cell‐induced platelet activation, tumor cell–platelet interaction, tumor cell migration and invasion, and metastasis. Overall, our findings reveal for the first time that GPIbα promotes experimental metastasis through its cytoplasmic tail‐regulated platelet activation, and suggest a potential target to regulate tumor hematogenous metastasis.https://doi.org/10.1002/mco2.70217glycoprotein Ibαmetastasisplatelet activationtumor cell–platelet interaction
spellingShingle Kangxi Zhou
Qing Li
Yue Xia
Chenglin Sun
Jing Wang
Yueyue Sun
Xinxin Ge
Mengnan Yang
Yu Li
Sai Zhang
Lili Zhao
Chunliang Liu
Khan Muhammad Shoaib
Weiling Xiao
Renping Hu
Kesheng Dai
Rong Yan
Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental Metastasis
MedComm
glycoprotein Ibα
metastasis
platelet activation
tumor cell–platelet interaction
title Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental Metastasis
title_full Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental Metastasis
title_fullStr Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental Metastasis
title_full_unstemmed Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental Metastasis
title_short Glycoprotein Ibα‐Dependent Platelet Activation is Essential for Tumor Cell–Platelet Interaction and Experimental Metastasis
title_sort glycoprotein ibα dependent platelet activation is essential for tumor cell platelet interaction and experimental metastasis
topic glycoprotein Ibα
metastasis
platelet activation
tumor cell–platelet interaction
url https://doi.org/10.1002/mco2.70217
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