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Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by the Wnt and K-ras Pathways in Colonic Neoplasia

Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Angiogenesis is not restricted to advanced stages of tumor development but is also observed in benign precursor lesions. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of tumor angiogenesis, but the genetic mechanisms controlling its expression in premalignant lesions are poorly described. The Wnt signaling pathway, which is commonly mutated in benign colonic adenomas, was found to strongly up-regulate VEGF. A T-cell factor-4-binding element at -805 bp in the VEGF promoter is an important mediator of this effect. Signaling through the K-ras oncogene, also frequently mutated in benign colonic polyps, up-regulated VEGF in a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent manner. Furthermore, K-ras activation appeared to enhance Wnt signaling, which suggests a unique interaction between these two pathways. These studies thus identify VEGF as a novel target of the Wnt pathway in early colonic neoplasia and serve to underscore the importance of angiogenesis in premalignant disease.

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