Sushi repeat protein X‐linked 2, a novel mediator of angiogenesis
Autor: | Philippe Hammel, Sarah Garrido-Urbani, Beat A. Imhof, Paul F. Bradfield, Pierre Szepetowski, Marijana Miljkovic-Licina |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Small interfering RNA
Endothelium Angiogenesis Nerve Tissue Proteins/ genetics/ metabolism Protein Array Analysis Neovascularization Physiologic Nerve Tissue Proteins ddc:616.07 Neovascularization Physiologic/ physiology Biology Biochemistry Receptors Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Genetics medicine Humans Gene silencing Gene Silencing Molecular Biology Tube formation Gene Expression Regulation/physiology Gene Expression Profiling Endothelial Cells Membrane Proteins Molecular biology Neoplasm Proteins Cell biology Endothelial Cells/ metabolism Endothelial stem cell Urokinase receptor medicine.anatomical_structure Gene Expression Regulation Receptors Urokinase Plasminogen Activator/metabolism Immunostaining Biotechnology |
Zdroj: | FASEB Journal, Vol. 23, No 12 (2009) pp. 4105-4116 |
ISSN: | 1530-6860 0892-6638 |
DOI: | 10.1096/fj.09-135202 |
Popis: | On appropriate stimuli, quiescent endothelial cells start to proliferate and form de novo blood vessels through angiogenesis. To further define molecular mechanisms accompanying the activation of endothelial cells during angiogenesis, we identified genes that were differentially regulated during this process using microarray analyses. In this work, we established a regulatory role for Sushi repeat protein X-linked 2 (Srpx2) in endothelial cell remodeling during angiogenesis. In particular, silencing of Srpx2 using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) specifically attenuated endothelial cell migration and delayed angiogenic sprout formation. In vivo, Srpx2 expression was detected in de novo formation of blood vessels in angiogenic tissues by in situ mRNA hybridization and immunostaining. Pulldown experiments identified Srpx2 as a ligand for vascular uPAR, a key molecule involved in invasive migration of angiogenic endothelium. Immunostaining revealed coexpression of the Srpx2 and uPAR on vascular endothelium. These findings suggest that Srpx2 regulates endothelial cell migration and tube formation and provides a new target for modulating angiogenesis. |
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