[HTML][HTML] JAK2-V617F promotes venous thrombosis through β12 integrin activation

B Edelmann, N Gupta, TM Schnoeder… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
B Edelmann, N Gupta, TM Schnoeder, AM Oelschlegel, K Shahzad, J Goldschmidt…
The Journal of clinical investigation, 2018Am Soc Clin Investig
JAK2-V617F–positive chronic myeloproliferative neoplasia (CMN) commonly displays
dysfunction of integrins and adhesion molecules expressed on platelets, erythrocytes, and
leukocytes. However, the mechanism by which the 2 major leukocyte integrin chains, β1 and
β2, may contribute to CMN pathophysiology remained unclear. β1 (α4β1; VLA-4) and β2
(αLβ2; LFA-1) integrins are essential regulators for attachment of leukocytes to endothelial
cells. We here showed enhanced adhesion of granulocytes from mice with JAK2-V617F …
JAK2-V617F–positive chronic myeloproliferative neoplasia (CMN) commonly displays dysfunction of integrins and adhesion molecules expressed on platelets, erythrocytes, and leukocytes. However, the mechanism by which the 2 major leukocyte integrin chains, β1 and β2, may contribute to CMN pathophysiology remained unclear. β14β1; VLA-4) and β2Lβ2; LFA-1) integrins are essential regulators for attachment of leukocytes to endothelial cells. We here showed enhanced adhesion of granulocytes from mice with JAK2-V617F knockin (JAK2+/VF mice) to vascular cell adhesion molecule 1– (VCAM1-) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1–coated (ICAM1-coated) surfaces. Soluble VCAM1 and ICAM1 ligand binding assays revealed increased affinity of β1 and β2 integrins for their respective ligands. For β1 integrins, this correlated with a structural change from the low- to the high-affinity conformation induced by JAK2-V617F. JAK2-V617F triggered constitutive activation of the integrin inside-out signaling molecule Rap1, resulting in translocation toward the cell membrane. Employing a venous thrombosis model, we demonstrated that neutralizing anti–VLA-4 and anti–β2 integrin antibodies suppress pathologic thrombosis as observed in JAK2+/VF mice. In addition, aberrant homing of JAK2+/VF leukocytes to the spleen was inhibited by neutralizing anti-β2 antibodies and by pharmacologic inhibition of Rap1. Thus, our findings identified cross-talk between JAK2-V617F and integrin activation promoting pathologic thrombosis and abnormal trafficking of leukocytes to the spleen.
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