Role of Moesin in Advanced Glycation End Products-Induced Angiogenesis of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 9:6:22749. doi: 10.1038/srep22749.

Abstract

Disorders of angiogenesis are related to microangiopathies during the development of diabetic vascular complications, but the effect of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on angiogenesis and the mechanism has not been completely unveiled. We previous demonstrated that moesin belonging to the ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) protein family protein played a critical role in AGE-induced hyper-permeability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Here, we investigated the impact of moesin on AGE-induced HUVEC proliferation, migration, and tubulogenesis. Silencing of moesin decreased cell motility and tube formation but not cell proliferation. It also attenuated cellular F-actin reassembly. Further, phosphorylation of threonine at the 558 amino acid residue (Thr 558) in moesin suppressed AGE-induced HUVEC proliferation, migration, and tube formation, while the activating mutation of moesin at Thr 558 enhanced HUVEC angiogenesis. Further, the inhibition of either RhoA activity by adenovirus or ROCK activation with inhibitor Y27632 decreased AGE-induced moesin phosphorylation and subsequently suppressed HUVEC angiogenesis. These results indicate that the Thr 558 phosphorylation in moesin mediates endothelial angiogenesis. AGEs promoted HUVEC angiogenesis by inducing moesin phosphorylation via RhoA/ROCK pathway.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Gene Silencing
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced / metabolism*
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / drug effects*
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Microfilament Proteins / genetics
  • Microfilament Proteins / metabolism*
  • Mutant Proteins / genetics
  • Mutant Proteins / metabolism
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Point Mutation
  • Protein Multimerization
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational

Substances

  • Actins
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Mutant Proteins
  • moesin