251. A functional platelet fibrinogen receptor with a deletion in the cysteine-rich repeat region of the beta(3) integrin: the Oe(a) alloantigen in neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
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Santoso S, Kiefel V, Richter IG, Sachs UJ, Rahman A, Carl B, and Kroll H
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- Adult, Antigens, CD genetics, Antigens, CD immunology, Antigens, CD physiology, Antigens, Human Platelet immunology, Antigens, Human Platelet physiology, Cysteine, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Genetic Variation genetics, Genetic Variation immunology, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Integrin beta3, Isoantibodies adverse effects, Isoantibodies immunology, Isoantigens genetics, Isoantigens immunology, Male, Maternal-Fetal Exchange immunology, Pedigree, Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex physiology, Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins genetics, Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins immunology, Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins physiology, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic etiology, Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic immunology, Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid, Thrombocytopenia etiology, Thrombocytopenia genetics, Antigens, Human Platelet genetics, Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex genetics, Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex immunology, Sequence Deletion, Thrombocytopenia immunology
- Abstract
This report describes a new low-frequency alloantigen, Oe(a), responsible for a case of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT). In a population study none of 600 unrelated blood donors was an Oe(a) carrier. By immunochemical studies the Oe(a) antigen could be assigned to platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIIa. Sequencing of GPIIIa complementary DNA from an Oe(a) (+) individual showed deletion of a lysine residue at position 611 (DeltaLys(611)). Analysis of 20 Oe(a) (-) and 3 Oe(a) (+) individuals showed that the DeltaLys(611) form of GPIIIa was related to the phenotype. Anti-Oe(a) reacted with the DeltaLys(611), but not with the wild-type isoforms on stable transfectants expressing GPIIIa, indicating that DeltaLys(611) directly induces the expression of Oe(a) epitopes. Under nonreducing conditions the Pro(33)DeltaLys(611) variant migrated with a slightly decreased molecular weight compared to the Pro(33)Lys(611) isoform suggesting that DeltaLys(611) has an influence on the disulfide bonds of GPIIIa. The Pro(33)DeltaLys(611) GPIIIa could undergo conformational changes and bind to fibrinogen in a similar manner as the Pro(33)Lys(611) isoform. No difference was found in the tyrosine phosphorylation of pp125(FAK), suggesting that DeltaLys(611) has no effect on integrin function. In contrast to all other low-frequency antigens, the DeltaLys(611) isoform was associated with the HPA-1b, but not with the high frequency HPA-1a allele. Comparison with GPIIIa DNA from nonhuman primates indicated that the HPA-1a allele represents the ancestral form of GPIIIa. It can be assumed that the Oe(a) form did arise as a result of a mutational event from an already mutated GPIIIa allele.
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- 2002
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