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Abstract

Retinal neovascularization is a major cause of blindness and requires the activities of several signaling pathways and multiple cytokines. Activation of protein kinase C (PKC) enhances the angiogenic process and is involved in the signaling of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). We have demonstrated a dramatic increase in the angiogenic response to oxygen-induced retinal ischemia in transgenic mice overexpressing PKCβ2 isoform and a significant decrease in retinal neovascularization in PKCβ isoform null mice. The mitogenic action of VEGF, a potent hypoxia-induced angiogenic factor, was increased by 2-fold in retinal endothelial cells by the overexpression of PKCβ1 or β2 isoforms and inhibited significantly by the overexpression of a dominant-negative PKCβ2 isoform but not by the expression of PKC α, δ, and ζ isoforms. Association of PKCβ2 isoform with retinoblastoma protein was discovered in retinal endothelial cells, and PKCβ2 isoform increased retinoblastoma phosphorylation under basal and VEGF-stimulated conditions. The potential functional consequences of PKCβ-induced retinoblastoma phosphorylation could include enhanced E2 promoter binding factor transcriptional activity and increased VEGF-induced endothelial cell proliferation.

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Suzuma, K., Takahara, N., Suzuma, I., Isshiki, K., Ueki, K., Leitges, M., Aiello, L. P., & King, G. L. (2002). Characterization of protein kinase C β isoform’s action on retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation, vascular endothelial growth factor-induced endothelial cell proliferation, and retinal neovascularization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99(2), 721–726.

Authors 8
  1. Kiyoshi Suzuma (first)
  2. Noriko Takahara (additional)
  3. Izumi Suzuma (additional)
  4. Keiji Isshiki (additional)
  5. Kohjiro Ueki (additional)
  6. Michael Leitges (additional)
  7. Lloyd Paul Aiello (additional)
  8. George L. King (additional)
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Type When
Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 10:36 a.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 4 months ago (April 12, 2022, 9:02 a.m.)
Indexed 1 week, 3 days ago (Aug. 26, 2025, 2:29 a.m.)
Issued 23 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 22, 2002)
Published 23 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 22, 2002)
Published Online 23 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 22, 2002)
Published Print 23 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 22, 2002)
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@article{Suzuma_2002, title={Characterization of protein kinase C β isoform’s action on retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation, vascular endothelial growth factor-induced endothelial cell proliferation, and retinal neovascularization}, volume={99}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.022644499}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.022644499}, number={2}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Suzuma, Kiyoshi and Takahara, Noriko and Suzuma, Izumi and Isshiki, Keiji and Ueki, Kohjiro and Leitges, Michael and Aiello, Lloyd Paul and King, George L.}, year={2002}, month=jan, pages={721–726} }