Effect of a coronary-heart-disease-associated variant of ADAMTS7 on endothelial cell angiogenesis

Autor: Mark J. Caulfield, Li Zhang, Xiangyuan Pu, Shu Ye, Kenneth H. Chan, Chuan-ju Liu, Tom R. Webb, Wei Yang, Nilesh J. Samani, Jianhua Zhu, Andrew D. Moore, Qingzhong Xiao
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Atherosclerosis. 296:11-17
ISSN: 0021-9150
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.01.015
Popis: Background and Aims: Recent studies have unveiled an association between ADAMTS7 gene variation and coronary artery disease (CAD) caused by atherosclerosis. We investigated if the ADAMTS7 Serine214-to-Proline substitution arising from a CAD-associated variant affected angiogenesis, since neovascularization plays an important role in atherosclerosis. Methods and Results: ADAMTS7 knockdown in vascular endothelial cells (ECs) attenuated their angiogenesis potential, whereas augmented ADAMTS7-Ser214 expression had the opposite effect, leading to increased ECs migratory and tube formation ability. Proteomics analysis showed an increase in thrombospondin-1, a reported angiogenesis inhibitor, in culture media conditioned by ECs with ADAMTS7 knockdown and a decrease of thrombospondin-1 in media conditioned by ECs with ADAMTS7-Ser214 overexpression. Cleavage assay indicated that ADAMTS7 possessed thrombospondin-1 degrading activity, which was reduced by the Ser214-to-Pro substitution. The pro-angiogenic effect of ADAMTS7-Ser214 diminished in the presence of a thrombospondin-1 blocking antibody. Conclusions: The ADAMTS7 Ser217-to-Pro substitution as a result of ADAMTS7 polymorphism affects thrombospondin-1 degradation, thereby promoting atherogenesis through increased EC migration and tube formation.
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