Host Deficiency in Vav2/3 Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors Impairs Tumor Growth, Survival, and Angiogenesis In vivo
- 20 May 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Molecular Cancer Research
- Vol. 7 (5), 615-623
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-08-0401
Abstract
Vav guanine nucleotide exchange factors modulate changes in cytoskeletal organization through activation of Rho, Rac, and Cdc42 small GTPases. Although Vav1 expression is restricted to the immune system, Vav2 and Vav3 are expressed in several tissues, including highly vascularized organs. Here, we provide the first evidence that Vav2 and Vav3 function within the tumor microenvironment to promote tumor growth, survival, and neovascularization. Host Vav2/3 deficiency reduced microvascular density, as well as tumor growth and/or survival, in transplanted B16 melanoma and Lewis lung carcinoma models in vivo. These defects were due in part to Vav2/3 deficiency in endothelial cells. Vav2/3-deficient endothelial cells displayed reduced migration in response to tumor cells in coculture migration assays, and failed to incorporate into tumor vessels and enhance tumor volume in tumor-endothelial cotransplantation experiments. These data suggest that Vav2/3 guanine nucleotide exchange factors play a critical role in host-mediated tumor progression and angiogenesis, particularly in tumor endothelium.(Mol Cancer Res 2009;7(5):615–23)Keywords
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