Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 Direct Interaction with Nephrin Links VEGF-A Signals to Actin in Kidney Podocytes*
Bertuccio C, Veron D, Aggarwal PK, Holzman L, Tufro A. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 Direct Interaction with Nephrin Links VEGF-A Signals to Actin in Kidney Podocytes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 39933-39944. PMID: 21937443, PMCID: PMC3220571, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.241620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVEGF receptor 2Cytoplasmic domainTransmembrane protein nephrinBlot overlay experimentsSpecialized cell junctionsFoot process structurePodocyte actin cytoskeletonExtracellular cuesActin cytoskeletonGrowth factorMultiprotein interactionsTyrosine phosphorylationOverlay experimentsPodocyte cytoskeletonPodocyte foot processesCell junctionsPodocyte shapeCultured cellsKidney podocytesProtein nephrinSlit diaphragmDirect interactionCytoskeletonEpithelial cellsCultured podocytes