title: Mechanisms of integrin-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor cross-activation in angiogenesis.
abstract: The functional responses of endothelial cells are dependent on signaling from peptide growth factors and the cellular adhesion receptors, integrins. These include cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation, which, in turn, are essential for more complex processes such as formation of the endothelial tube network during angiogenesis. This study identifies the molecular requirements for the cross-activation between beta3 integrin and tyrosine kinase receptor 2 for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor (VEGFR-2) on endothelium. The relationship between VEGFR-2 and beta3 integrin appears to be synergistic, because VEGFR-2 activation induces beta3 integrin tyrosine phosphorylation, which, in turn, is crucial for VEGF-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of VEGFR-2. We demonstrate here that adhesion- and growth factor-induced beta3 integrin tyrosine phosphorylation are directly mediated by c-Src. VEGF-stimulated recruitment and activation of c-Src and subsequent beta3 integrin tyrosine phosphorylation are critical for interaction between VEGFR-2 and beta3 integrin. Moreover, c-Src mediates growth factor-induced beta3 integrin activation, ligand binding, beta3 integrin-dependent cell adhesion, directional migration of endothelial cells, and initiation of angiogenic programming in endothelial cells. Thus, the present study determines the molecular mechanisms and consequences of the synergism between 2 cell surface receptor systems, growth factor receptor and integrins, and opens new avenues for the development of pro- and antiangiogenic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Ganapati H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mahabeleshwar
authors.forename: Weiyi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Plow
authors.forename: Tatiana V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Byzova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002465:Cell Movement; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D039302:Integrin alphaVbeta3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D039661:Integrin beta3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D007797:Laminin / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk / Q000187:drug effects; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D014162:Transfection; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D019096:Vitronectin / Q000378:metabolism; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D039302:Integrin alphaVbeta3; D039661:Integrin beta3; D007797:Laminin; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; C416927:SU 6656; D013449:Sulfonamides; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D019096:Vitronectin; D003094:Collagen; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2; D019061:src-Family Kinases