title: Integrin affinity modulation in angiogenesis.
abstract: Integrins, transmembrane glycoprotein receptors, play vital roles in pathological angiogenesis, but their precise regulatory functions are not completely understood and remain controversial. This study aims to assess the regulatory functions of individual beta subunits of endothelial integrins in angiogenic responses induced by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Inhibition of expression of beta(1), beta(3), or beta(5) integrins in endothelial cells resulted in down regulation of EC adhesion and migration on the primary ligand for the corresponding integrin receptor, while no effects on the recognition of other ligands were detected. Although inhibition of expression of each subunit substantially affected capillary growth stimulated by VEGF, the loss of beta(3) integrin was the most inhibitory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, NB50, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Ganapati H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mahabeleshwar
authors.forename: Juhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weiyi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Payaningal R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Somanath
authors.forename: Olga V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Razorenova
authors.forename: Tatiana V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Byzova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins