Are integrins involved in the aggregatory and phagocytic behaviour of fish haemostatic cells?
The involvement of a putative integrin-like fibrinogen receptor in the aggregatory and phagocytic behaviour of thrombocytes (platelet equivalents of fish) from the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss was studied. Aggregation of trout thrombocytes was induced by the thromboxane mimetic U-46619 in the presence of trout fibrinogen. Thrombocyte aggregation was inhibited by the tetrapeptide RGDS, but not by RGES or fibrinogen binding inhibitor peptide (HHLGGAKQAGDV). A range of monoclonal antibodies against the human platelet integrin alphaIIbbeta3 (anti-CD41a, anti-beta3 and LK7r) showed no reactivity with trout thrombocytes. Subsequently, a panel of monoclonal antibodies was raised against thrombocyte membrane preparations in an attempt to obtain an antibody against the putative integrin fibrinogen receptor. Of these monoclonal antibodies, four were found to inhibit thrombocyte aggregation, namely 12G2, 30D8, 32F8 and 32H10. The antibody 32H10 was shown significantly to inhibit the attachme
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