Abstract
Hemodynamic forces regulate embryonic organ development, hematopoiesis, vascular remodeling, and atherogenesis. The mechanosensory stimulus of blood flow initiates a complex network of intracellular pathways, including activation of Rac1 GTPase, establishment of endothelial cell (EC) polarity, and redox signaling. The activity of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase can be modulated by the GTP/GDP state of Rac1; however, the molecular mechanisms of Rac1 activation by flow are poorly understood. Here, we identify a novel polarity complex that directs localized Rac1 activation required for downstream reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Vav2 is required for Rac1 GTP loading, whereas, surprisingly, Tiam1 functions as an adaptor in a VE-cadherin-p67phox-Par3 polarity complex that directs localized activation of Rac1. Furthermore, loss of Tiam1 led to the disruption of redox signaling both in vitro and in vivo. Our results describe a novel molecular cascade that regulates redox signaling by the coordinated regulation of Rac1 and by linking components of the polarity complex to the NADPH oxidase.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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Animals
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Antigens, CD / genetics
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Antigens, CD / metabolism
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Aorta / physiology
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Cadherins / genetics
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Cadherins / metabolism
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Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism
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Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
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Cells, Cultured
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Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / genetics
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / metabolism
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Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
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Humans
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Membrane Proteins / metabolism
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Mice
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Mice, Knockout
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Neuropeptides / genetics
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Neuropeptides / metabolism*
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Oxidation-Reduction
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Oxidative Stress / physiology*
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Phosphoproteins / metabolism
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Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / genetics
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Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism
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RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
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Signal Transduction / physiology*
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Stress, Mechanical
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T-Lymphoma Invasion and Metastasis-inducing Protein 1
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rac GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics
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rac GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
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rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / genetics
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rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / metabolism*
Substances
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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Antigens, CD
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Cadherins
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Cell Adhesion Molecules
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Cell Cycle Proteins
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
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Membrane Proteins
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Neuropeptides
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PARD3 protein, human
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Pard3 protein, mouse
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Phosphoproteins
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Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
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RAC1 protein, human
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RNA, Small Interfering
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Rac1 protein, mouse
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T-Lymphoma Invasion and Metastasis-inducing Protein 1
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TIAM1 protein, human
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Tiam1 protein, mouse
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cadherin 5
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neutrophil cytosol factor 67K
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rac GTP-Binding Proteins
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rac1 GTP-Binding Protein