Endothelial Grb2-associated Binder 1 is Crucial for Postnatal Angiogenesis

Overview

Journal Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol

Date 2011 Mar 5

PMID 21372298

Citations 15

Authors

Jinjing Zhao

Weiye Wang

Chang Hoon Ha

Ji Young Kim

Chelsea Wong

Eileen M Redmond

Anne Hamik

Mukesh K Jain

Gen-Sheng Feng

Zheng Gen Jin

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Abstract

Objective: Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1), a scaffolding adaptor protein, plays an important role in transmitting key signals that control cell growth, differentiation, and function from multiple tyrosine kinase receptors. The study was designed to investigate the role of endothelial Gab1 in angiogenesis and its underlying molecular mechanisms.

Methods And Results: Using Cre-Lox recombination technology, we generated endothelial-specific Gab1 knockout (Gab1-ecKO) mice. Gab1-ecKO mice are viable and showed no obvious developmental defects in the vascular system. To analyze the role of Gab1 in postnatal angiogenesis, we used hindlimb ischemia and Matrigel plug models. We found that loss of endothelial Gab1 in mice dramatically impaired postnatal angiogenesis. Gab1-ecKO mice had impaired ischemia-initiated blood flow recovery, exhibited reduced angiogenesis, and were associated with marked limb necrosis. We further observed significant endothelial cell (EC) death in the ischemic hindlimb of Gab1-ecKO mice. Matrigel plug assay showed that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-mediated angiogenesis was inhibited in Gab1-ecKO mice. In vitro studies showed that Gab1 was required for HGF-induced EC migration, tube formation, and microvessel sprouting. Mechanistically, HGF stimulated Gab1 tyrosine phosphorylation in ECs, leading to activation of extracellular regulated MAP kinase 1/2 and Akt, which are angiogenic and survival signaling.

Conclusions: Gab1 is essential for postnatal angiogenesis through mediating angiogenic and survival signaling.

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