ArticleThe journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society2014
ADAMTS-4 and biglycan are expressed at high levels and co-localize to podosomes during endothelial cell tubulogenesis in vitro.
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- Biglycan expression in the melanoma microenvironment promotes invasiveness via increased tissue stiffness inducing integrin-β1 expression.Oncotarget · 2017Article
- Biglycan Intensifies ALK5-Smad2/3 Signaling by TGF-βJournal of cellular biochemistry · 2017Article
- Tumour endothelial cells in high metastatic tumours promote metastasis via epigenetic dysregulation of biglycan.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Metalloproteinase MT1-MMP islets act as memory devices for podosome reemergence.The Journal of cell biology · 2016Article
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- Pivotal role for decorin in angiogenesis.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2015Review
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- Biglycan modulates angiogenesis and bone formation during fracture healing.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2014Article
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Abstract
Proteolysis of the extracellular matrix influences vascular growth. We examined the expression of ADAMTS-1, -4, and -5 metalloproteinases and their proteoglycan substrates versican, decorin, and biglycan as human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) formed tubes within type I collagen gels in vitro. Tubulogenic and control HUVEC cultures expressed low levels of ADAMTS-1 and -5 mRNAs, but ADAMTS-4 mRNA was relatively abundant and was significantly elevated (as was ADAMTS-4 protein) in tubulogenic cultures versus controls. Immunocytochemistry revealed ADAMTS-4 in f-actin- and cortactin-positive podosome-like puncta in single cells and mature tubes. Tubulogenic and control cultures expressed low levels of versican and decorin mRNAs; however, peak levels of biglycan mRNA were 400- and 16,000-fold that of versican and decorin, respectively. Biglycan mRNA was highest at 3 hr, declined steadily through day 7 and, at 12 hr and beyond, was significantly lower in tubulogenic cultures than in controls. Western blots of extracellular matrix from tubulogenic cultures contained bands corresponding to biglycan and its cleavage products. By immunocytochemistry, biglycan was found in the pericellular matrix surrounding endothelial tubes and in cell-associated puncta that co-localized with ADAMTS-4 and cortactin. Collectively, our results suggest that ADAMTS-4 and its substrate biglycan are involved in tubulogenesis by endothelial cells.
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