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A novel histidine tyrosine phosphatase, TULA-2, associates with Syk and negatively regulates GPVI signaling in platelets

  • Dafydd H. Thomas
  • , Todd M. Getz
  • , Tiffanny N. Newman
  • , Carol A. Dangelmaier
  • , Nick Carpino
  • , Satya P. Kunapuli
  • , Alexander Y. Tsygankov
  • , James L. Daniel
  • Temple University

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Abstract

T-cell ubiquitin ligand-2 (TULA-2) is a recently discovered histidine tyrosine phosphatase thought to be ubiquitously expressed. In this work, we have investigated whether TULA-2 has a key role in platelet glycoprotein VI (GPVI) signaling. This study indicates that TULA-2 is expressed in human and murine platelets and is able to associate with Syk and dephosphorylate it. Ablation of TULA-2 resulted in hyperphosphorylation of Syk and its downstream effector phospholipase C-γ2 as well as enhanced GPVI-mediated platelet functional responses. In addition, shorter bleeding times and a prothrombotic phenotype were observed in mice lacking TULA-2. We therefore propose that TULA-2 is the primary tyrosine phosphatase mediating the dephosphorylation of Syk and thus functions as a negative regulator of GPVI signaling in platelets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2570-2578
Number of pages9
JournalBlood
Volume116
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 7 2010

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