Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
We first identified KCTD protein as a novel angiogenic regulator by siRNA-based screening and AlphaScreening assay system. This molecule is one of the CUL3-binding protein. VEGF-A-induced angiogenic sprouting was strongly inhibited due to disorder of cell movement when KCTD was knocked down. Silencing KCTD completely phenocopied the effects of CUL3 knockdown in HUVECs. We believe that our data contribute to the understanding of the precise mechanism by which the CUL3-KCTD axis regulates angiogenesis in humans and provide insights that may help to establish a new strategy for the treatment of angiogenesis-associated diseases.
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