PUBLICATION

Combination of reverse and chemical genetic screens reveals angiogenesis inhibitors and targets

Authors
Kalén, M., Wallgard, E., Asker, N., Nasevicius, A., Athley, E., Billgren, E., Larson, J.D., Wadman, S.A., Norseng, E., Clark, K.J., He, L., Karlsson-Lindahl, L., Häger, A.K., Weber, H., Augustin, H., Samuelsson, T., Kemmet, C.K., Utesch, C.M., Essner, J.J., Hackett, P.B., and Hellström, M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-090429-4
Date
2009
Source
Chemistry & Biology   16(4): 432-441 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Clark, Karl, Essner, Jeffrey, Hackett, Perry B., Larson, Jon D., Nasevicius, Aidas
Keywords
CHEMBIO, SIGNALING, CELLBIO
MeSH Terms
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors/chemistry*
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors/genetics*
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors/metabolism
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dicarboxylic Acids/metabolism
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Endothelial Cells/cytology
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects*
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/genetics*
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism*
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
19389629 Full text @ Chem. Biol.
Abstract
We combined reverse and chemical genetics to identify targets and compounds modulating blood vessel development. Through transcript profiling in mice, we identified 150 potentially druggable microvessel-enriched gene products. Orthologs of 50 of these were knocked down in a reverse genetic screen in zebrafish, demonstrating that 16 were necessary for developmental angiogenesis. In parallel, 1280 pharmacologically active compounds were screened in a human cell-based assay, identifying 28 compounds selectively inhibiting endothelial sprouting. Several links were revealed between the results of the reverse and chemical genetic screens, including the serine/threonine (S/T) phosphatases ppp1ca, ppp1cc, and ppp4c and an inhibitor of this gene family; Endothall. Our results suggest that the combination of reverse and chemical genetic screens, in vertebrates, is an efficient strategy for the identification of drug targets and compounds that modulate complex biological systems, such as angiogenesis.
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Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping