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==VEGF IN COMPLEX WITH DOMAIN 2 OF THE FLT-1 RECEPTOR==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1flt]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1FLT OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1FLT FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receptor_protein-tyrosine_kinase Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.7.10.1 2.7.10.1] </span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1flt FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1flt OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1flt RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1flt PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VEGFA_HUMAN VEGFA_HUMAN]] Defects in VEGFA are a cause of susceptibility to microvascular complications of diabetes type 1 (MVCD1) [MIM:[http://omim.org/entry/603933 603933]]. These are pathological conditions that develop in numerous tissues and organs as a consequence of diabetes mellitus. They include diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy leading to end-stage renal disease, and diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic retinopathy remains the major cause of new-onset blindness among diabetic adults. It is characterized by vascular permeability and increased tissue ischemia and angiogenesis. [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VGFR1_HUMAN VGFR1_HUMAN]] Note=Can contribute to cancer cell survival, proliferation, migration, and invasion, and tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. May contribute to cancer pathogenesis by promoting inflammatory responses and recruitment of tumor-infiltrating macrophages.  Note=Abnormally high expression of soluble isoforms (isoform 2, isoform 3 or isoform 4) may be a cause of preeclampsia. 
== Function ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VEGFA_HUMAN VEGFA_HUMAN]] Growth factor active in angiogenesis, vasculogenesis and endothelial cell growth. Induces endothelial cell proliferation, promotes cell migration, inhibits apoptosis and induces permeabilization of blood vessels. Binds to the FLT1/VEGFR1 and KDR/VEGFR2 receptors, heparan sulfate and heparin. NRP1/Neuropilin-1 binds isoforms VEGF-165 and VEGF-145. Isoform VEGF165B binds to KDR but does not activate downstream signaling pathways, does not activate angiogenesis and inhibits tumor growth.<ref>PMID:11427521</ref> <ref>PMID:15520188</ref> <ref>PMID:16489009</ref>  [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VGFR1_HUMAN VGFR1_HUMAN]] Tyrosine-protein kinase that acts as a cell-surface receptor for VEGFA, VEGFB and PGF, and plays an essential role in the development of embryonic vasculature, the regulation of angiogenesis, cell survival, cell migration, macrophage function, chemotaxis, and cancer cell invasion. May play an essential role as a negative regulator of embryonic angiogenesis by inhibiting excessive proliferation of endothelial cells. Can promote endothelial cell proliferation, survival and angiogenesis in adulthood. Its function in promoting cell proliferation seems to be cell-type specific. Promotes PGF-mediated proliferation of endothelial cells, proliferation of some types of cancer cells, but does not promote proliferation of normal fibroblasts (in vitro). Has very high affinity for VEGFA and relatively low protein kinase activity; may function as a negative regulator of VEGFA signaling by limiting the amount of free VEGFA and preventing its binding to KDR. Likewise, isoforms lacking a transmembrane domain, such as isoform 2, isoform 3 and isoform 4, may function as decoy receptors for VEGFA. Modulates KDR signaling by forming heterodimers with KDR. Ligand binding leads to the activation of several signaling cascades. Activation of PLCG leads to the production of the cellular signaling molecules diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and the activation of protein kinase C. Mediates phosphorylation of PIK3R1, the regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, leading to activation of phosphatidylinositol kinase and the downstream signaling pathway. Mediates activation of MAPK1/ERK2, MAPK3/ERK1 and the MAP kinase signaling pathway, as well as of the AKT1 signaling pathway. Phosphorylates SRC and YES1, and may also phosphorylate CBL. Isoform 1 phosphorylates PLCG. Promotes phosphorylation of AKT1 at 'Ser-473'. Promotes phosphorylation of PTK2/FAK1. Isoform 7 has a truncated kinase domain; it increases phosphorylation of SRC at 'Tyr-418' by unknown means and promotes tumor cell invasion.<ref>PMID:8248162</ref> <ref>PMID:18593464</ref> <ref>PMID:18515749</ref> <ref>PMID:20512933</ref> <ref>PMID:7824266</ref> <ref>PMID:8605350</ref> <ref>PMID:9299537</ref> <ref>PMID:11141500</ref> <ref>PMID:11811792</ref> <ref>PMID:11312102</ref> <ref>PMID:14633857</ref> <ref>PMID:12796773</ref> <ref>PMID:15735759</ref> <ref>PMID:16685275</ref> <ref>PMID:18079407</ref> <ref>PMID:18583712</ref> <ref>PMID:20551949</ref> <ref>PMID:21752276</ref>  
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a homodimeric hormone that induces proliferation of endothelial cells through binding to the kinase domain receptor and the Fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor (Flt-1), the extracellular portions of which consist of seven immunoglobulin domains. We show that the second and third domains of Flt-1 are necessary and sufficient for binding VEGF with near-native affinity, and that domain 2 alone binds only 60-fold less tightly than wild-type. The crystal structure of the complex between VEGF and the second domain of Flt-1 shows domain 2 in a predominantly hydrophobic interaction with the "poles" of the VEGF dimer. Based on this structure and on mutational data, we present a model of VEGF bound to the first four domains of Flt-1.

Crystal structure at 1.7 A resolution of VEGF in complex with domain 2 of the Flt-1 receptor.,Wiesmann C, Fuh G, Christinger HW, Eigenbrot C, Wells JA, de Vos AM Cell. 1997 Nov 28;91(5):695-704. PMID:9393862<ref>PMID:9393862</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Tyrosine kinase|Tyrosine kinase]]
*[[Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor|Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase]]
[[Category: Vos, A M.De.]]
[[Category: Wiesmann, C.]]
[[Category: Cystine knot]]
[[Category: Flt-1 receptor]]
[[Category: Glycoprotein]]
[[Category: Immunoglobulin-like domain transferase]]