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sMEK1 inhibits endothelial cell proliferation by attenuating VEGFR-2-dependent-Akt/eNOS/HIF-1 alpha signaling pathways
- Title
- sMEK1 inhibits endothelial cell proliferation by attenuating VEGFR-2-dependent-Akt/eNOS/HIF-1 alpha signaling pathways
- Authors
- Kim, Boh-Ram; Seo, Seung Hee; Park, Mi Sun; Lee, Seung-Hoon; Kwon, Youngjoo; Rho, Seung Bae
- Ewha Authors
- 권영주
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 권영주
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Journal Title
- ONCOTARGET
- ISSN
- 1949-2553
- Citation
- ONCOTARGET vol. 6, no. 31, pp. 31830 - 31843
- Keywords
- sMEK1 tumor suppressor; hypoxic condition; anti-angiogenic activity; ovarian tumor; xenograft model
- Publisher
- IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- The suppressor of MEK null (sMEK1) protein possesses pro-apoptotic activities. In the current study, we reveal that sMEK1 functions as a novel anti-angiogenic factor by suppressing vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced cell proliferation, migration, and capillary-like tubular structure in vitro. In addition, sMEK1 inhibited the phosphorylation of the signaling components up-and downstream of Akt, including phospholipase C gamma 1 (PLC-gamma 1), 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1), endothelial nitric oxide synthetase (eNOS), and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1 alpha) during ovarian tumor progression via binding with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2). Furthermore, sMEK1 decreased tumor vascularity and inhibited tumor growth in a xenograft human ovarian tumor model. These results supply convincing evidence that sMEK1 controls endothelial cell function and subsequent angiogenesis by suppressing VEGFR-2-mediated PI3K/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway. Taken together, our results clearly suggest that sMEK1 might be a novel anti-angiogenic and anti-tumor agent for use in ovarian tumor.
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