Modulation of VEGF receptor 2 signaling by protein phosphatases
Corti F, Simons M. Modulation of VEGF receptor 2 signaling by protein phosphatases. Pharmacological Research 2016, 115: 107-123. PMID: 27888154, PMCID: PMC5205541, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphatasePhosphorylation of serineVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 signalingSignal transduction cascadePrecise biological roleSpecific signaling pathwaysKinase biologyEukaryotic cellsSignal terminatorRegulatory subunitPositive regulatorTransduction cascadePhosphorylation stateBiological roleContext of cancerParticular proteinDifferent proteinsGenome sequencingSignaling pathwaysVEGF receptor 2Receptor 2 signalingVEGF signalsProteinPhosphataseGenetic modelsSyndecan 4 is required for endothelial alignment in flow and atheroprotective signaling
Baeyens N, Mulligan-Kehoe MJ, Corti F, Simon DD, Ross TD, Rhodes JM, Wang TZ, Mejean CO, Simons M, Humphrey J, Schwartz MA. Syndecan 4 is required for endothelial alignment in flow and atheroprotective signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 17308-17313. PMID: 25404299, PMCID: PMC4260558, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413725111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFemaleHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalNF-kappa BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalSyndecan-4Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsNF-κBProinflammatory NF-κBAtherosclerotic plaque burdenKruppel-like factor 2Umbilical vein endothelial cellsVEGF receptor 2Appearance of plaquesVein endothelial cellsHypercholesterolemic micePlaque burdenAntiinflammatory pathwayThoracic aortaReceptor 2Endothelial cellsEndothelial alignmentFlow correlatesCausal roleAtherosclerosisFactor 2MiceCyclic stretchLocalization correlatesActivationSyndecan-4