ERC Advanced Grant · 2023
Maintenance of platelet homeostasis by tyrosine phosphatases and vascular heparan sulfates
Platelets are highly reactive fragments of megakaryocytes (MKs) that have been implicated in all major pathophysiological processes, but the molecular mechanisms controlling the number and reactivity of platelets in the circulation remain incompletely defined. The prevailing thinking is that mechanical forces are the primary drivers of platelet production, but the logic is flawed and the evidence contradictory. What is glaringly overlooked are intrinsic inhibitory mechanisms and extrinsic cues providing a break system and directionality to MKs. Central to this model is the concept of an MK/platelet checkpoint and gatekeeper preventing platelet production in a haphazard manner, which has…
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