The intracellular trafficking of receptors provides a way to control the overall sensitivity of a cell to receptor stimulation. These sorting pathways are also used to shape the balance of signals that are generated in response to receptor activation. The major pro-angiogenic growth factor receptor is VEGFR2 (vascular endothelial growth factor 2). VEGFR2 activates a very similar set of signalling pathways to other RTKs (receptor tyrosine kinases); however, its intracellular trafficking is very different. Furthermore, VEGFR2 can form a complex with a range of different angiogenic regulators that in turn regulate the trafficking of VEGFR2 through the endosomal pathway. This regulated trafficking of VEGFR2 has important consequences for angiogenic signalling and is a clear demonstration of how the endosomal pathway plays a critical role in connecting receptor signalling pathways to cellular events.
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Alice Scott;
Alice Scott
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K.
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Harry Mellor
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1Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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July 28 2009
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
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Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1184–1188.
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Alice Scott, Harry Mellor; VEGF receptor trafficking in angiogenesis. Biochem Soc Trans 1 December 2009; 37 (6): 1184–1188. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0371184
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