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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 277, Issue 37, Pages 33564-33570Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M205514200
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL 45934, HL 16411, HL 38272] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM 47157] Funding Source: Medline
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Angiostatin, a plasminogen fragment containing 3-4 N-terminal kringle domains, is a potent inhibitor of tumor-induced angiogenesis, but its mechanism of action is unclear. Angiostatin is a ligand for integrin avbeta(3) but does not induce stress fiber formation upon integrin binding, suggesting that angiostatin is a potential integrin antagonist. Plasmin, the parent molecule of angiostatin and a major extracellular protease, induces platelet aggregation, migration of peripheral blood monocytes, and release of arachidonate and leukotriene from several cell types. In the current study, we found that plasmin specifically bound to avbeta(3) through the kringle domains and induced migration of endothelial cells. In contrast, angiostatin did not induce cell migration. Notably, angiostatin, anti-avbeta(3) antibodies, RGD-peptide, and a serine protease inhibitor effectively blocked plasmin-induced cell migration. These results suggest that plasmin-induced migration of endothelial cells requires avbeta(3) and the catalytic activity of plasmin and that this process is a potential target for the inhibitory activity of angiostatin.
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