PUBLICATION
The GEF Trio controls endothelial cell size and arterial remodeling downstream of Vegf signaling in both zebrafish and cell models
- Authors
- Klems, A., van Rijssel, J., Ramms, A.S., Wild, R., Hammer, J., Merkel, M., Derenbach, L., Préau, L., Hinkel, R., Suarez-Martinez, I., Schulte-Merker, S., Vidal, R., Sauer, S., Kivelä, R., Alitalo, K., Kupatt, C., van Buul, J.D., le Noble, F.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-201023-4
- Date
- 2020
- Source
- Nature communications 11: 5319 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Klems, Alina, le Noble, Ferdinand, Préau, Laetitia, Schulte-Merker, Stefan, Wild, Raphael
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Cell Size
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelial Cells/cytology*
- Endothelial Cells/physiology*
- Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/genetics
- Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/physiology*
- Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
- Humans
- Models, Cardiovascular
- Placenta Growth Factor/genetics
- Placenta Growth Factor/physiology
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology
- Signal Transduction
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/physiology*
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1/genetics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1/physiology
- Vascular Remodeling/genetics
- Vascular Remodeling/physiology*
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish/physiology
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/physiology
- rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/genetics
- rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/physiology
- PubMed
- 33087700 Full text @ Nat. Commun.
Citation
Klems, A., van Rijssel, J., Ramms, A.S., Wild, R., Hammer, J., Merkel, M., Derenbach, L., Préau, L., Hinkel, R., Suarez-Martinez, I., Schulte-Merker, S., Vidal, R., Sauer, S., Kivelä, R., Alitalo, K., Kupatt, C., van Buul, J.D., le Noble, F. (2020) The GEF Trio controls endothelial cell size and arterial remodeling downstream of Vegf signaling in both zebrafish and cell models. Nature communications. 11:5319.
Abstract
Arterial networks enlarge in response to increase in tissue metabolism to facilitate flow and nutrient delivery. Typically, the transition of a growing artery with a small diameter into a large caliber artery with a sizeable diameter occurs upon the blood flow driven change in number and shape of endothelial cells lining the arterial lumen. Here, using zebrafish embryos and endothelial cell models, we describe an alternative, flow independent model, involving enlargement of arterial endothelial cells, which results in the formation of large diameter arteries. Endothelial enlargement requires the GEF1 domain of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor Trio and activation of Rho-GTPases Rac1 and RhoG in the cell periphery, inducing F-actin cytoskeleton remodeling, myosin based tension at junction regions and focal adhesions. Activation of Trio in developing arteries in vivo involves precise titration of the Vegf signaling strength in the arterial wall, which is controlled by the soluble Vegf receptor Flt1.
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