Table 1.

Summary of mouse platelet ITIM-containing receptors

ReceptorCharacteristicsMouse modelsSignalingReferences
PECAM-1 (CD31) Expression: nonerythroid hematopoietic cells, endothelium Constitutive KO Attenuates ITAM, thrombin, and integrin receptor signaling 17, 30, 36,,-39, 42, 44, 45, 47  
Isoforms: various, Δ15 most prevalent in human platelets Platelet count: normal, delayed recovery after depletion ↑ phosphorylation, Shp1 and Shp2 interaction to collagen, thrombin, fibrinogen, and anti–PECAM-1 antibody stimulation 
MW: 130 kDa Platelet volume: normal  
Ectodomain: 6 IgC2-like domains, glycosylated Receptor levels: normal  
Ligands: trans homophilic, CD177, CD38, αvβ3 Functional responses: ↑ collagen, thrombin aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: palmitoylation (C594), PRR, ITIM (Y662), ITSM (Y685) Integrin function: ↓ spreading on fibrinogen, ↓ clot retraction  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2, SHIP1, p85 (PI3K), Lyn Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: ↑ onset, size, stability in laser and ferric chloride injury models  
G6b-B Expression: megakaryocyte and platelet specific Constitutive and Pf4-Cre KO Attenuates GPVI- and ADP-induced aggregation and Ca2+ release 56,,-59, 64  
Isoforms: membrane associated (-A and -B) and predicted secreted (-C, -D, and -E) Platelet count: ↓ 77%, increased clearance and reduced production ↑ basal Syk phosphorylation (pY519/20) in G6b−/− platelets 
MW: 24-30kDa doublet, glycosylated Platelet volume: ↑ 38% Basally phosphorylated 
Ectodomain: single IgV-like domain Receptor levels: ↓ 80% GPVI, minor ↓ α2, GPIbα, and CLEC-2, ↑ ADAM-10 ↑ phosphorylation, Shp1 and Shp2 interaction to CRP and thrombin 
Ligands: heparin Functional responses: ↓ GPVI aggregation, ↑ CLEC-2 aggregation, thrombin aggregation reversible  
Intracellular motifs: PRR, ITIM (Y195), ITSM (Y221) Integrin function: ↓ platelet spreading on fibrinogen with thrombin preactivation, ↓ megakaryocyte spreading on fibrinogen, fibronectin, and collagen  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2, (Syk, PLCγ2 – only by SPR), Fyn>Src Hemostasis: ↑↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: unknown  
TLT-1 Expression: megakaryocyte and platelet specific Constitutive KO Augments platelet aggregation to multiple agonists 20, 75, 77, 78, 80  
Isoforms: sTLT-1 (shed extracellular domain) Platelet count: ↓ 20% Associates with ERM proteins, potentially linking fibrinogen to the cytoskeleton 
MW: 38 kDa Platelet volume: unknown  
Ectodomain: single IgV-like domain Receptor levels: unknown  
Ligands: fibrinogen Functional responses: ↓ ADP and U46619 aggregation, delayed collagen and thrombin aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: palmitoylation (C188), PRR, ITIM (Y266) Integrin function: ↓ fibrinogen binding with ADP stimulation  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2, ERM proteins Thrombosis: unknown  
 Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Other: ↑ systemic inflammatory response to LPS  
CEACAM1 (Bgp-1) Expression: immune, hematologic, epithelial, and endothelial cells Constitutive KO Attenuates GPVI- and CLEC-2–mediated platelet activation, potentially via PLCγ2 21, 83  
Isoforms: most dominant is CEACAM1L-4L (4 denotes the number of IgG domains, L denotes the long intracellular domain that contains the ITIMs) Platelet count: normal Direct association and implicated in regulating function of αIIbβ3 
MW: 160 kDa, heavily glycosylated Platelet volume: unknown  
Ectodomain: 1 IgV-like domain and 3 IgC2-like domains Receptor levels: normal  
Ligands: homophilic Functional responses: ↑ GPVI aggregation, granule release and flow adhesion  
Intracellular motifs: ITIMs (Y454), ITSM (Y481), PRR Integrin function: ↓ platelet spreading on fibrinogen, ↓ clot retraction  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2 Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: form larger, more stable thrombi  
CEACAM2 (Bgp-2) Expression: platelets, intestinal tissue crypt epithelia, kidney, testis, and several brain nuclei Constitutive KO Attenuates GPVI- and CLEC-2–mediated platelet activation 22, 84  
Isoforms: most dominant in platelets is CEACAM2-2L Platelet count: normal Augmented phosphorylation of PLCγ2, Src, and Syk in response to CRP and rhodocytin in ceacam2−/− platelets 
MW: 52 kDa, glycosylated Platelet volume: unknown  
Ectodomain: 1 IgV-like domain and 1 IgC2-like domain Receptor levels: normal  
Ligands: coronavirus mouse hepatitis virus spike GPs Functional responses: ↑ GPVI aggregation, granule release and flow adhesion, ↑ CLEC-2 aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: ITIM (Y273), PRR, ITSM (Y300) Integrin function: ↓ platelet spreading on fibrinogen, ↓ clot retraction  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2 Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: form larger, more stable thrombi  
PIR-B (LILRB2) Expression: platelets, immune cells (monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells), hematopoietic cells, and neurons Deletion of intracellular tail Attenuates collagen-, thrombin-, and ADP-induced platelet activation 23, 88  
Isoforms: 7 members Platelet count: ↑ 47% Attenuates Syk and FcRγ signaling on antibody-mediated cross-linking in immune cells 
MW: 125 kDa, glycosylated Platelet volume: unknown ANGPLT2 attenuates GPVI-induced phosphorylation of LAT, SLP76, and PLCγ2 partially via PIR-B 
Ectodomain: 6 IgC2-like domains, glycosylated Receptor levels: unknown  
Ligands: angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPLT2) Functional responses: ↑ GPVI aggregation and granule release, ↑ ADP and thrombin aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: ITIM (Y770), PRR Integrin function: ↑ platelet spreading on fibrinogen  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2 Hemostasis: unknown  
 Thrombosis: unknown  
ReceptorCharacteristicsMouse modelsSignalingReferences
PECAM-1 (CD31) Expression: nonerythroid hematopoietic cells, endothelium Constitutive KO Attenuates ITAM, thrombin, and integrin receptor signaling 17, 30, 36,,-39, 42, 44, 45, 47  
Isoforms: various, Δ15 most prevalent in human platelets Platelet count: normal, delayed recovery after depletion ↑ phosphorylation, Shp1 and Shp2 interaction to collagen, thrombin, fibrinogen, and anti–PECAM-1 antibody stimulation 
MW: 130 kDa Platelet volume: normal  
Ectodomain: 6 IgC2-like domains, glycosylated Receptor levels: normal  
Ligands: trans homophilic, CD177, CD38, αvβ3 Functional responses: ↑ collagen, thrombin aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: palmitoylation (C594), PRR, ITIM (Y662), ITSM (Y685) Integrin function: ↓ spreading on fibrinogen, ↓ clot retraction  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2, SHIP1, p85 (PI3K), Lyn Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: ↑ onset, size, stability in laser and ferric chloride injury models  
G6b-B Expression: megakaryocyte and platelet specific Constitutive and Pf4-Cre KO Attenuates GPVI- and ADP-induced aggregation and Ca2+ release 56,,-59, 64  
Isoforms: membrane associated (-A and -B) and predicted secreted (-C, -D, and -E) Platelet count: ↓ 77%, increased clearance and reduced production ↑ basal Syk phosphorylation (pY519/20) in G6b−/− platelets 
MW: 24-30kDa doublet, glycosylated Platelet volume: ↑ 38% Basally phosphorylated 
Ectodomain: single IgV-like domain Receptor levels: ↓ 80% GPVI, minor ↓ α2, GPIbα, and CLEC-2, ↑ ADAM-10 ↑ phosphorylation, Shp1 and Shp2 interaction to CRP and thrombin 
Ligands: heparin Functional responses: ↓ GPVI aggregation, ↑ CLEC-2 aggregation, thrombin aggregation reversible  
Intracellular motifs: PRR, ITIM (Y195), ITSM (Y221) Integrin function: ↓ platelet spreading on fibrinogen with thrombin preactivation, ↓ megakaryocyte spreading on fibrinogen, fibronectin, and collagen  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2, (Syk, PLCγ2 – only by SPR), Fyn>Src Hemostasis: ↑↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: unknown  
TLT-1 Expression: megakaryocyte and platelet specific Constitutive KO Augments platelet aggregation to multiple agonists 20, 75, 77, 78, 80  
Isoforms: sTLT-1 (shed extracellular domain) Platelet count: ↓ 20% Associates with ERM proteins, potentially linking fibrinogen to the cytoskeleton 
MW: 38 kDa Platelet volume: unknown  
Ectodomain: single IgV-like domain Receptor levels: unknown  
Ligands: fibrinogen Functional responses: ↓ ADP and U46619 aggregation, delayed collagen and thrombin aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: palmitoylation (C188), PRR, ITIM (Y266) Integrin function: ↓ fibrinogen binding with ADP stimulation  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2, ERM proteins Thrombosis: unknown  
 Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Other: ↑ systemic inflammatory response to LPS  
CEACAM1 (Bgp-1) Expression: immune, hematologic, epithelial, and endothelial cells Constitutive KO Attenuates GPVI- and CLEC-2–mediated platelet activation, potentially via PLCγ2 21, 83  
Isoforms: most dominant is CEACAM1L-4L (4 denotes the number of IgG domains, L denotes the long intracellular domain that contains the ITIMs) Platelet count: normal Direct association and implicated in regulating function of αIIbβ3 
MW: 160 kDa, heavily glycosylated Platelet volume: unknown  
Ectodomain: 1 IgV-like domain and 3 IgC2-like domains Receptor levels: normal  
Ligands: homophilic Functional responses: ↑ GPVI aggregation, granule release and flow adhesion  
Intracellular motifs: ITIMs (Y454), ITSM (Y481), PRR Integrin function: ↓ platelet spreading on fibrinogen, ↓ clot retraction  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2 Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: form larger, more stable thrombi  
CEACAM2 (Bgp-2) Expression: platelets, intestinal tissue crypt epithelia, kidney, testis, and several brain nuclei Constitutive KO Attenuates GPVI- and CLEC-2–mediated platelet activation 22, 84  
Isoforms: most dominant in platelets is CEACAM2-2L Platelet count: normal Augmented phosphorylation of PLCγ2, Src, and Syk in response to CRP and rhodocytin in ceacam2−/− platelets 
MW: 52 kDa, glycosylated Platelet volume: unknown  
Ectodomain: 1 IgV-like domain and 1 IgC2-like domain Receptor levels: normal  
Ligands: coronavirus mouse hepatitis virus spike GPs Functional responses: ↑ GPVI aggregation, granule release and flow adhesion, ↑ CLEC-2 aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: ITIM (Y273), PRR, ITSM (Y300) Integrin function: ↓ platelet spreading on fibrinogen, ↓ clot retraction  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2 Hemostasis: ↑ tail bleeding  
 Thrombosis: form larger, more stable thrombi  
PIR-B (LILRB2) Expression: platelets, immune cells (monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells), hematopoietic cells, and neurons Deletion of intracellular tail Attenuates collagen-, thrombin-, and ADP-induced platelet activation 23, 88  
Isoforms: 7 members Platelet count: ↑ 47% Attenuates Syk and FcRγ signaling on antibody-mediated cross-linking in immune cells 
MW: 125 kDa, glycosylated Platelet volume: unknown ANGPLT2 attenuates GPVI-induced phosphorylation of LAT, SLP76, and PLCγ2 partially via PIR-B 
Ectodomain: 6 IgC2-like domains, glycosylated Receptor levels: unknown  
Ligands: angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPLT2) Functional responses: ↑ GPVI aggregation and granule release, ↑ ADP and thrombin aggregation  
Intracellular motifs: ITIM (Y770), PRR Integrin function: ↑ platelet spreading on fibrinogen  
Interactions: Shp1, Shp2 Hemostasis: unknown  
 Thrombosis: unknown  

Residues are numbered according to the mature mouse protein after cleavage of the signal peptide.

MW, molecular weight (western blotting); Pf4-Cre, platelet factor 4 promotor driven Cre-recombinase transgenic mouse.

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