Differential roles of p80- and p130-angiomotin in the switch between migration and stabilization of endothelial cells
We have previously shown that angiomotin (Amot) plays an important role in growth factor-induced migration of endothelial cells in vitro. Genetic knock-down of Amot in zebrafish also results in inhibition of migration of intersegmental vessels in vivo. Amot is expressed as two different isoforms, p8...
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Published in | Biochimica et biophysica acta Vol. 1783; no. 3; pp. 429 - 437 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier B.V
01.03.2008
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Summary: | We have previously shown that angiomotin (Amot) plays an important role in growth factor-induced migration of endothelial cells in vitro. Genetic knock-down of Amot in zebrafish also results in inhibition of migration of intersegmental vessels in vivo. Amot is expressed as two different isoforms, p80-Amot and p130-Amot. Here we have analyzed the expression of the two Amot isoforms during retinal angiogenesis in vivo and demonstrate that p80-Amot is expressed during the migratory phase. In contrast, p130-Amot is expressed during the period of blood vessel stabilization and maturation. We also show that the N-terminal domain of p130-Amot serves as a targeting domain responsible for localization of p130-Amot to actin and tight junctions. We further show that the relative expression levels of p80-Amot and p130-Amot regulate a switch between a migratory and a non-migratory cell phenotype where the migratory function of p80-Amot is dominant over the stabilization and maturation function of p130-Amot. Our data indicates that homo-oligomerization of p80-Amot and hetero-oligomerization of both isoforms are critical for this regulation. |
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ISSN: | 0167-4889 0006-3002 1879-2596 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.11.018 |