Regulation of Angiogenesis by Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β*

Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) plays important roles in metabolism, embryonic development, and tumorigenesis. Here we investigated the role of GSK3β signaling in vascular biology by examining its function in endothelial cells (ECs). In EC, the regulatory phosphorylation of GSK3β was found to be under the control of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-, MAPK-, and protein kinase A-dependent signaling pathways. The transduction of a nonphosphorylatable constitutively active mutant of GSKβ promoted apoptosis under the conditions of prolonged serum deprivation or the disruption of cell-matrix attachments. Conversely, the transduction of catalytically inactive GSK3β promoted EC survival under the conditions of cellular stress. Under normal cell culture conditions, the activation of GSK3β signaling inhibited the migration of EC to vascular endothelial growth factor or basic fibroblast growth factor. Angiogenesis was inhibited by GSK3β activation in an in vivo Matrigel plug assay, whereas the inhibition of GSK3β signaling enhanced capillary formation. These data suggest that GSK3β functions at the nodal point of converging signaling pathways in EC to regulate vessel growth through its control of vascular cell migration and survival.

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