VE-Cadherin-Mediated Cell-Cell Interaction Suppresses Sprouting via Signaling to MLC2 Phosphorylation
| Autor: | Christopher J. Marshall, Sabu Abraham, Georgia Mavria, Margaret Yeo, Hugh Paterson, Elisabetta Dejana, Mercedes Montero-Balaguer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
Myosin Light Chains Angiogenesis Neovascularization Physiologic Cell Communication Biology Myosins Cell junction Heterocyclic Compounds 4 or More Rings General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Cell Line Contractility Cell–cell interaction Antigens CD Animals Humans Phosphorylation Zebrafish rho-Associated Kinases Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) Endothelial Cells Cadherins Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 Actins Cell biology Intercellular Junctions SIGNALING Gene Knockdown Techniques cardiovascular system CELLBIO VE-cadherin General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Cardiac Myosins Adherens junction organization Sprouting Signal Transduction |
| Zdroj: | Current Biology. 19(8):668-674 |
| ISSN: | 0960-9822 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.057 |
| Popis: | SummaryDuring new blood vessel formation, the cessation of angiogenic sprouting is necessary for the generation of functional vasculature. How sprouting is halted is not known, but it is contemporaneous with the development of stable intercellular junctions [1]. We report that VE-cadherin, which is responsible for endothelial adherens junction organization [2, 3], plays a crucial role in the cessation of sprouting. Abrogating VE-cadherin function in an organotypic angiogenesis assay and in zebrafish embryos stimulates sprouting. We show that VE-cadherin signals to Rho-kinase-dependent myosin light-chain 2 phosphorylation, leading to actomyosin contractility [4], which regulates the distribution of VE-cadherin at cell-cell junctions. VE-cadherin antagonizes VEGFR2 signaling, and consequently, inhibition of VE-cadherin, Rho-kinase, or actomyosin contractility leads to VEGF-driven, Rac1-dependent sprouting. These findings suggest a novel mechanism by which cell-cell adhesion suppresses Rac1-dependent migration and sprouting by increasing actomyosin contractility at cell junctions. |
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