Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Stimulated Actin Reorganization and Migration of Endothelial Cells Is Regulated via the Serine/Threonine Kinase Akt
Morales-Ruiz M, Fulton D, Sowa G, Languino L, Fujio Y, Walsh K, Sessa W. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Stimulated Actin Reorganization and Migration of Endothelial Cells Is Regulated via the Serine/Threonine Kinase Akt. Circulation Research 2000, 86: 892-896. PMID: 10785512, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.86.8.892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transduction mechanismsCell migrationActin reorganizationActive AktMyr-AktSerine/threonine kinase AktCell signal transduction mechanismsTransduction mechanismsThreonine kinase AktVascular endothelial growth factorDominant-negative AktDistinct signal transduction mechanismsBovine lung microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsAbsence of VEGFActin cytoskeletonGrowth factorMicrovascular endothelial cellsKinase AktActin rearrangementStress fibersF-actinCell locomotionEndothelial growth factorEndothelial cell proliferation