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Filamin B plays a key role in VEGF-induced endothelial cell motility through its interaction with Rac-1 and Vav-2

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Actin-binding proteins filamin A (FLNA) and B (FLNB) are expressed in endothelial cells and play an essential role during vascular development. In order to investigate their role in adult endothelial cell function, we initially confirmed their expression pattern in different adult mouse tissues and cultured cell lines and found that FLNB expression is concentrated mainly in endothelial cells while FLNA is more ubiquitously expressed. Functionally, siRNA-knockdown of endogenous FLNB in HUVEC inhibited Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)-induced in vitro angiogenesis by decreasing endothelial cell migration capacity, whereas FLNA ablation did not alter these parameters. Moreover, FLNB-depleted cells increased their substrate adhesion with more focal adhesions. The molecular mechanism underlying this effect implicates modulation of small GTP binding protein Rac-1 localization and activity, with altered activation of its downstream effectors p21 protein Cdc42/Rac-activated kinase (PAK)-4/5/6 and its activating guanine nucleotide exchange factor Vav-2. Moreover, our results suggest the existence of a signaling complex including FLNB, Rac-1 and Vav-2 under basal conditions that would further interact with VEGFR2 and integrin αVβ5 after VEGF stimulation. In conclusion, our results reveal a crucial role for FLNB in endothelial cell migration and in the angiogenic process in adult endothelial cells.

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DEL VALLE-PÉREZ, Beatriz, MARTINEZ, Vanesa gabriela, LACASA SALAVERT, Cristina, FIGUERAS I AMAT, Agnès, SHAPIRO, Sandor s., TAKAFUTA, Toshiro, CASANOVAS I CASANOVAS, Oriol, CAPELLÁ, G. (gabriel), VENTURA PUJOL, Francesc, VIÑALS CANALS, Francesc. Filamin B plays a key role in VEGF-induced endothelial cell motility through its interaction with Rac-1 and Vav-2. _Journal of Biological Chemistry_. 2010. Vol. 285, núm. 14, pàgs. 10748-10760. [consulta: 23 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0021-9258. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/120324]

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