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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
28
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8) is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, an endothelial neoplasm. This gamma-herpesvirus encodes for several unique proteins that alter target cell function, including the virion envelope-associated glycoprotein B (gB). Glycoprotein B has an RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) motif at the extracellular amino terminus region and binds to the alpha3beta1 surface integrin, which enhances virus entry. We now report that gB can activate the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR-3) on the surface of microvascular endothelial cells and trigger receptor signaling, which can modulate endothelial migration and proliferation. Furthermore, we observed that VEGFR-3 expression and activation enhance KSHV infection and participate in KSHV-mediated transformation. These functional changes in the endothelium may contribute to the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma and suggest that interventions that inhibit gB activation of VEGFR-3 could be useful in the treatment of this neoplasm.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heparin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Integrin alpha3beta1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ligands, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oligopeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteoglycans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Viral Envelope Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/glycoprotein B, human herpesvirus 8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/heparin proteoglycan
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
280
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26216-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Amino Acid Motifs, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Heparin, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Herpesvirus 8, Human, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Integrin alpha3beta1, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Microcirculation, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Oligopeptides, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Open Reading Frames, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Proteoglycans, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Sarcoma, Kaposi, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Skin Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3, pubmed-meshheading:15878864-Viral Envelope Proteins
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus activation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 alters endothelial function and enhances infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural