| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI3K) family, which comprises three classes, regulates a diverse array of cellular processes through the generation of 3-phosphoinositides. Although class I PI3Ks including p110α, p110β, p110δ and p110γ isoforms were well characterized among three classes, the in vivo physiological functions of class II PI3Ks, which comprise three members PI3K-C2α (C2α), C2β and C2γ, remain largely unknown. We found that Pik3c2a gene-global disruption (C2α KO) and conditional loss of C2α in endothelial cells (ECs) in mice, but not in vascular smooth muscles (VSMCs) and cardiomyocytes, caused embryonic lethality due to impairment of developmental angiogenesis characterized by incomplete EC sprouting and mural-cell (VSMCs and pericytes) coverage. Finally, C2α-haploinsufficient mice are alive, but exhibit vascular hyperpermeability and a higher incidence of dissecting aortic aneurysms with rupture on angiotensin-II (AngII) infusion. These results provide the first evidence that C2α plays a novel essential role in endothelial physiology, particularly angiogenesis and barrier integrity, through regulating endosomal trafficking and underscore broader roles for PI3K family members in vascular physiology.
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