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SNX9 determines the surface levels of integrin β1 in vascular endothelial cells: Implication in poor prognosis of human colorectal cancers overexpressing SNX9.

Abstract
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is involved in a variety of diseases including the tumor growth. In response to various angiogenic stimulations, a number of proteins on the surface of vascular endothelial cells are activated to coordinate cell proliferation, migration, and spreading processes to form new blood vessels. Plasma membrane localization of these angiogenic proteins, which include vascular endothelial growth factor receptors and integrins, are warranted by intracellular membrane trafficking. Here, by using a siRNA library, we screened for the sorting nexin family that regulates intracellular trafficking and identified sorting nexin 9 (SNX9) as a novel angiogenic factor in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). SNX9 was essential for cell spreading on the Matrigel, and tube formation that mimics in vivo angiogenesis in HUVECs. SNX9 depletion significantly delayed the recycling of integrin β1, an essential adhesion molecule for angiogenesis, and reduced the surface levels of integrin β1 in HUVECs. Clinically, we showed that SNX9 protein was highly expressed in tumor endothelial cells of human colorectal cancer tissues. High-level expression of SNX9 messenger RNA significantly correlated with poor prognosis of the patients with colorectal cancer. These results suggest that SNX9 is an angiogenic factor and provide a novel target for the development of new antiangiogenic drugs.
AuthorsKazufumi Tanigawa, Masashi Maekawa, Takeshi Kiyoi, Jun Nakayama, Riko Kitazawa, Sohei Kitazawa, Kentaro Semba, Tomohiko Taguchi, Satoshi Akita, Motohira Yoshida, Kei Ishimaru, Yuji Watanabe, Shigeki Higashiyama
JournalJournal of cellular physiology (J Cell Physiol) Vol. 234 Issue 10 Pg. 17280-17294 (08 2019) ISSN: 1097-4652 [Electronic] United States
PMID30784076 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Cellular Physiology Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Angiogenesis Inducing Agents
  • Integrin beta1
  • Integrins
  • Itgb1 protein, human
  • SNX9 protein, human
  • Sorting Nexins
Topics
  • Angiogenesis Inducing Agents (metabolism)
  • Cell Membrane (metabolism)
  • Cell Movement (physiology)
  • Cell Proliferation (physiology)
  • Colorectal Neoplasms (metabolism)
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Integrin beta1 (metabolism)
  • Integrins (metabolism)
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic (genetics, metabolism)
  • Protein Transport (physiology)
  • Sorting Nexins (metabolism)

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