2018
SUMOylation of VEGFR2 regulates its intracellular trafficking and pathological angiogenesis
Zhou HJ, Xu Z, Wang Z, Zhang H, Zhuang Z, Simons M, Min W. SUMOylation of VEGFR2 regulates its intracellular trafficking and pathological angiogenesis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3303. PMID: 30120232, PMCID: PMC6098000, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorneaCysteine EndopeptidasesDiabetes MellitusEndopeptidasesGene DeletionGene Knock-In TechniquesGene SilencingGolgi ApparatusHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIntracellular SpaceMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicProtein TransportRetinaSignal TransductionSUMO-1 ProteinSumoylationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPathological angiogenesisPotential therapeutic targetRegulation of VEGFR2Non-sumoylated formEndothelial-specific deletionDiabetic miceHindlimb ischemiaTherapeutic targetDiabetic settingControl of angiogenesisEndothelial cellsAngiogenesisVEGFR2Surface expressionVEGFR2 activityTissue repairSENP1
2012
Endothelial Nuclear Factor-&kgr;B–Dependent Regulation of Arteriogenesis and Branching
Tirziu D, Jaba IM, Yu P, Larrivée B, Coon BG, Cristofaro B, Zhuang ZW, Lanahan AA, Schwartz MA, Eichmann A, Simons M. Endothelial Nuclear Factor-&kgr;B–Dependent Regulation of Arteriogenesis and Branching. Circulation 2012, 126: 2589-2600. PMID: 23091063, PMCID: PMC3514045, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.119321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBecaplerminBrainDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIschemiaMiceMice, TransgenicNeovascularization, PathologicNeovascularization, PhysiologicNF-kappa B p50 SubunitProto-Oncogene Proteins c-sisRetinaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsNuclear factor-κB activationCollateral formationReduced adhesion molecule expressionHypoxia-inducible factor-1α levelsDistal tissue perfusionVascular endothelial growth factorAdhesion molecule expressionPlatelet-derived growth factor-BBEndothelial growth factorGrowth factor-BBMolecule expressionMonocyte influxCollateral networkTissue perfusionImmature vesselsArterial networkBaseline levelsNFκB activationNuclear factorFactor-BBGrowth factor