eprintid: 10103547 rev_number: 18 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/10/35/47 datestamp: 2020-07-07 09:36:34 lastmod: 2021-09-24 22:07:02 status_changed: 2020-07-07 09:36:34 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Patella, F creators_name: Cutler, DF title: RGS4 controls secretion of von Willebrand factor to the subendothelial matrix ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D77 keywords: Weibel-Palade bodies; von Willebrand Factor; extracellular matrix; RGS4; constitutive secretion note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: The haemostatic protein von Willebrand Factor (VWF) exists in plasma and subendothelial pools; the former secreted from endothelial storage granules, Weibel-Palade bodies (WPBs), by basal secretion with a contribution from agonist-stimulated secretion, the latter secreted into the subendothelial matrix by a constitutive pathway, not involving WPBs. We set out to determine if the constitutive release of subendothelial VWF is actually regulated and if so, what functional consequences this might have. Constitutive VWF secretion can be increased by a range of factors; changes in VWF expression, levels of TNF-alpha or other environmental cues. An RNAseq analysis revealed that expression of RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signalling 4) was reduced in endothelial cells (HUVECs) grown under these conditions. si-RGS4 treatment of HUVECs increased constitutive basolateral secretion of VWF, probably by affecting the anterograde secretory pathway. In a simple model of endothelial damage we show that RGS4-silenced cells increased platelet recruitment onto the subendothelial matrix under flow. These results show that changes in RGS4 expression alter levels of subendothelial VWF, affecting platelet recruitment. This introduces a novel control over VWF function. date: 2020-07 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.247312 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1794808 doi: 10.1242/jcs.247312 pii: jcs.247312 lyricists_name: Cutler, Daniel lyricists_id: DFCUT81 actors_name: Cutler, Daniel actors_id: DFCUT81 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Journal of Cell Science volume: 133 number: 14 article_number: jcs.247312 event_location: England citation: Patella, F; Cutler, DF; (2020) RGS4 controls secretion of von Willebrand factor to the subendothelial matrix. Journal of Cell Science , 133 (14) , Article jcs.247312. 10.1242/jcs.247312 <https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.247312>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10103547/1/Patella_RGS4_JCS_for%20UCL-OA.pdf