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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
7
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-4-15
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pubmed:abstractText |
We have used ultrathin cryosectioning and immunogold cytochemistry to study the position of alpha-granules in the endocytic and biosynthetic pathways in megakaryocytes and platelets. Morphologically, we distinguished three types of granules; so-called multivesicular bodies type I (MVB I) with internal vesicles only, granules with internal vesicles and an electron dense matrix (MVB II), and the alpha-granules with mainly a dense content and often internal membrane vesicles at their periphery. The MVBs were prominent in cultured megakaryocytes and the megakaryoblastic cell line CHRF-288, but were less numerous in bone marrow megakaryocytes and platelets, whereas alpha-granules were most prominent in mature bone marrow megakaryocytes and in platelets. The internalization kinetics of bovine serum albumin-gold particles and of fibrinogen positioned the MVB subtypes and alpha-granules sequentially in the endocytic pathway. MVBs contained the secretory proteins von Willebrand factor (vWF) and beta-thromboglobulin (beta-TG), the platelet-specific membrane protein P-selectin, and the lysosomal membrane protein CD63. Within the MVBs, endocytosed fibrinogen and endogenous beta-TG were restricted to the matrix, while vWF was predominantly associated with internal vesicles. CD63 was also observed in association with internal membrane vesicles in the alpha-granules. These observations, and the gradual morphologic transition from granules containing vesicles to granules containing predominantly dense material, suggest that MVBs represent a developmental stage in alpha-granule maturation.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0006-4971
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
1
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pubmed:volume |
91
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
2313-25
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Blood Platelets,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Cattle,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Cells, Cultured,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Cytoplasmic Granules,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Endocytosis,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Immunohistochemistry,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Megakaryocytes,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Microscopy, Electron,
pubmed-meshheading:9516129-Serum Albumin, Bovine
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pubmed:year |
1998
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Multivesicular bodies are an intermediate stage in the formation of platelet alpha-granules.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Hematology, University Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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