Angiopoietin
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Angiopoietin is part of a family of vascular growth factors that play a role in embryonic and postnatal angiogenesis. Angiopoietin signaling most directly corresponds with angiogenesis, the process by which new arteries and veins form from preexisting blood vessels. Angiogenesis proceeds through sprouting, endothelial cell migration, proliferation, and vessel destabilization and stabilization. They are responsible for assembling and disassembling the endothelial lining of blood vessels.[2] Angiopoietin cytokines are involved with controlling microvascular permeability, vasodilation, and vasoconstriction by signaling smooth muscle cells surrounding vessels.[3] There are now four identified angiopoietins: ANGPT1, ANGPT2, ANGPTL3, ANGPT4.[4]
angiopoietin 1 | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
Symbol | ANGPT1 | ||||||
NCBI gene | 284 | ||||||
HGNC | 484 | ||||||
OMIM | 601667 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_001146 | ||||||
UniProt | Q15389 | ||||||
Other data | |||||||
Locus | Chr. 8 q22.3-8q23 | ||||||
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angiopoietin 2 | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
Symbol | ANGPT2 | ||||||
NCBI gene | 285 | ||||||
HGNC | 485 | ||||||
OMIM | 601922 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_001147 | ||||||
UniProt | O15123 | ||||||
Other data | |||||||
Locus | Chr. 8 p23 | ||||||
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In addition, there are a number of proteins that are closely related to ('like') angiopoietins (Angiopoietin-related protein 1, ANGPTL2, ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, ANGPTL5, ANGPTL6, ANGPTL7, ANGPTL8).[5]
Angiopoietin-1 is critical for vessel maturation, adhesion, migration, and survival. Angiopoietin-2, on the other hand, promotes cell death and disrupts vascularization. Yet, when it is in conjunction with vascular endothelial growth factors, or VEGF, it can promote neo-vascularization.[6]