Endoglin regulates PI3-kinase/Akt trafficking and signaling to alter endothelial capillary stability during angiogenesis.
Journal Article
Endoglin (CD105) is an endothelial-specific transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) coreceptor essential for angiogenesis and vascular homeostasis. Although endoglin dysfunction contributes to numerous vascular conditions, the mechanism of endoglin action remains poorly understood. Here we report a novel mechanism in which endoglin and Gα-interacting protein C-terminus-interacting protein (GIPC)-mediated trafficking of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) regulates endothelial signaling and function. We demonstrate that endoglin interacts with the PI3K subunits p110α and p85 via GIPC to recruit and activate PI3K and Akt at the cell membrane. Opposing ligand-induced effects are observed in which TGF-β1 attenuates, whereas bone morphogenetic protein-9 enhances, endoglin/GIPC-mediated membrane scaffolding of PI3K and Akt to alter endothelial capillary tube stability in vitro. Moreover, we employ the first transgenic zebrafish model for endoglin to demonstrate that GIPC is a critical component of endoglin function during developmental angiogenesis in vivo. These studies define a novel non-Smad function for endoglin and GIPC in regulating endothelial cell function during angiogenesis.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lee, NY; Golzio, C; Gatza, CE; Sharma, A; Katsanis, N; Blobe, GC
Published Date
- July 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 23 / 13
Start / End Page
- 2412 - 2423
PubMed ID
- 22593212
Pubmed Central ID
- 22593212
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1939-4586
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1091/mbc.E11-12-0993
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States