Flow-induced Expression and Phosphorylation of VASPin Endothelial Cells

1 Introduction It is well known that mechanical forces have important influence on endothelial cells, in particular, on cytoskeleton reorganization. VASP (vasodilator stimulated phosphoprotein) is a 46 KD actin associated protein. It is a member of Ena/VASP protein family and composed of EVH1, proline-rich and EVH2 domains. It is considered as an important component of the sub-cellular regions where remodelling of the actin cytoskeleton takes place, such as the front of spreading lamell…