Caolo, V orcid.org/0000-0001-6215-2702, Peacock, HM, Kasaai, B et al. (6 more authors) (2018) Shear Stress and VE-Cadherin. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 38 (9). pp. 2174-2183. ISSN 1079-5642
Abstract
Objective—
Vascular fusion represents an important mechanism of vessel enlargement during development; however, its significance in postnatal vessel enlargement is still unknown. During fusion, 2 adjoining vessels merge to share 1 larger lumen. The aim of this research was to identify the molecular mechanism responsible for vascular fusion.
Approach and Results—
We previously showed that both low shear stress and DAPT (N-[N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-L-alanyl]-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester) treatment in the embryo result in a hyperfused vascular plexus and that increasing shear stress levels could prevent DAPT-induced fusion. We, therefore, investigated vascular endothelial-cadherin (VEC) phosphorylation because this is a common downstream target of low shear stress and DAPT treatment. VEC phosphorylation increases after DAPT treatment and decreased shear stress. The increased phosphorylation occurred independent of the cleavage of the Notch intracellular domain. Increasing shear stress rescues hyperfusion by DAPT treatment by causing the association of the phosphatase vascular endothelial-protein tyrosine phosphatase with VEC, counteracting VEC phosphorylation. Finally, Src (proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src) inhibition prevents VEC phosphorylation in endothelial cells and can rescue hyperfusion induced by low shear stress and DAPT treatment. Moesin, a VEC target that was previously reported to mediate endothelial cell rearrangement during lumenization, relocalizes to cell membranes in vascular beds undergoing hyperfusion.
Conclusions—
This study provides the first evidence that VEC phosphorylation, induced by DAPT treatment and low shear stress, is involved in the process of fusion during vascular remodeling.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Keywords: | cadherins; endothelial cells; hemodynamics; notch receptors; vascular fusion; vascular remodeling; yolk sac |
Dates: |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) > Discovery & Translational Science Dept (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2020 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2022 16:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Heart Association |
Identification Number: | 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.310823 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161737 |