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VEGF and Angiopoietin-1 exert opposing effects on cell junctions by regulating the Rho GEF Syx.

ABSTRACT: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Ang1 (Angiopoietin-1) have opposing effects on vascular permeability, but the molecular basis of these effects is not fully known. We report in this paper that VEGF and Ang1 regulate endothelial cell (EC) junctions by determining the localization of the RhoA-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor Syx. Syx was recruited to junctions by members of the Crumbs polarity complex and promoted junction integrity by activating Diaphanous. VEGF caused translocation of Syx from cell junctions, promoting junction disassembly, whereas Ang1 maintained Syx at the junctions, inducing junction stabilization. The VEGF-induced translocation of Syx from EC junctions was caused by PKD1 (protein kinase D1)-mediated phosphorylation of Syx at Ser(806), which reduced Syx association to its junctional anchors. In support of the pivotal role of Syx in regulating EC junctions, syx(-/-) mice had defective junctions, resulting in vascular leakiness, edema, and impaired heart function.

SUBMITTER: Ngok SP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3529520 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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VEGF and Angiopoietin-1 exert opposing effects on cell junctions by regulating the Rho GEF Syx.

Ngok Siu P SP Geyer Rory R Liu Miaoliang M Kourtidis Antonis A Agrawal Sudesh S Wu Chuanshen C Seerapu Himabindu Reddy HR Lewis-Tuffin Laura J LJ Moodie Karen L KL Huveldt Deborah D Marx Ruth R Baraban Jay M JM Storz Peter P Horowitz Arie A Anastasiadis Panos Z PZ

The Journal of cell biology 20121217 7

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Ang1 (Angiopoietin-1) have opposing effects on vascular permeability, but the molecular basis of these effects is not fully known. We report in this paper that VEGF and Ang1 regulate endothelial cell (EC) junctions by determining the localization of the RhoA-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor Syx. Syx was recruited to junctions by members of the Crumbs polarity complex and promoted junction integrity by activating Diaphanous. VEGF caused tra ...[more]

PMID: 23253477

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VEGF and Angiopoietin-1 exert opposing effects on cell junctions by regulating the Rho GEF Syx.

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VEGF and Angiopoietin-1 exert opposing effects on cell junctions by regulating the Rho GEF Syx.

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