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Balancing the activation state of the endothelium via two distinct TGF‐β type I receptors
Author(s) -
Goumans MarieJosé,
Valdimarsdottir Gudrun,
Itoh Susumu,
Rosendahl Alexander,
Sideras Paschalis,
ten Dijke Peter
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.1093/emboj/21.7.1743
Subject(s) - smad , biology , tgf beta signaling pathway , smad2 protein , transforming growth factor beta , microbiology and biotechnology , r smad , phosphorylation , tgf beta receptor 2 , signal transduction , endothelium , receptor , activator (genetics) , acvrl1 , endoglin , beta (programming language) , transforming growth factor , plasminogen activator , endocrinology , biochemistry , stem cell , cd34 , computer science , programming language
The generation of mice lacking specific components of the transforming growth factor‐β (TGF‐β) signal tranduction pathway shows that TGF‐β is a key player in the development and physiology of the cardiovascular system. Both pro‐ and anti‐angiogenic properties have been ascribed to TGF‐β, for which the molecular mechanisms are unclear. Here we report that TGF‐β can activate two distinct type I receptor/Smad signalling pathways with opposite effects. TGF‐β induces phosphorylation of Smad1/5 and Smad2 in endothelial cells and these effects can be blocked upon selective inhibition of ALK1 or ALK5 expression, respectively. Whereas the TGF‐β/ALK5 pathway leads to inhibition of cell migration and proliferation, the TGF‐β/ALK1 pathway induces endothelial cell migration and proliferation. We identified genes that are induced specifically by TGF‐β‐mediated ALK1 or ALK5 activation. Id1 was found to mediate the TGF‐β/ALK1‐induced (and Smad‐dependent) migration, while induction of plasminogen activator inhibitor‐1 by activated ALK5 may contribute to the TGF‐β‐induced maturation of blood vessels. Our results suggest that TGF‐β regulates the activation state of the endothelium via a fine balance between ALK5 and ALK1 signalling.