title: Apoptosis regulator through modulating IAP expression (ARIA) controls the PI3K/Akt pathway in endothelial and endothelial progenitor cells.
abstract: Endothelial and endothelial progenitor cells (ECs and EPCs) play a fundamental role in angiogenesis that is essential for numerous physiological and pathological processes. The phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)/ phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway has been implicated in angiogenesis, but the mechanism in the regulation of this pathway in ECs and EPCs is poorly understood. Here we show that ARIA (apoptosis regulator through modulating IAP expression), a transmembrane protein that we recently identified, regulates the PTEN/PI3K pathway in ECs and EPCs and controls developmental and postnatal angiogenesis in vivo. We found that ARIA is abundantly expressed in EPCs and regulates their angiogenic functions by modulating PI3K/Akt/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) signaling. Genetic deletion of ARIA caused nonfatal bleeding during embryogenesis, in association with increased small vessel density and altered expression of various vascular growth factors including angiopoietins and VEGF receptors. Postnatal neovascularization induced by critical limb ischemia was substantially enhanced in ARIA-null mice, in conjunction with more bone marrow (BM)-derived ECs detected in ischemic muscles. Administration of PI3K or NO synthase inhibitor completely abolished the enhanced neovascularization in ARIA(-/-) mice. Mechanistically, we identified that ARIA interacts with PTEN at the intracellular domain independently of the PTEN phosphorylation in its C-terminal tail. Overexpressed ARIA increased PTEN in the membrane fraction, whereas ARIA-silencing reduced the membrane-associated PTEN, resulting in modified PI3K/Akt signaling. Taken together, our findings establish a previously undescribed mode of regulation of the PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathway by ARIA, and reveal a unique mechanism in the control of angiogenesis. These functions of ARIA might offer a unique therapeutic potential.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University School of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Koide
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Ikeda
authors: Yoshiki
authors: Y
authors: Akakabe
authors: Youhei
authors: Y
authors: Kitamura
authors: Tomomi
authors: T
authors: Ueyama
authors: Satoaki
authors: S
authors: Matoba
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Yamada
authors: Mitsuhiko
authors: M
authors: Okigaki
authors: Hiroaki
authors: H
authors: Matsubara
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