Table 1

Comparison Wnt-mediated regulation of the EAhy926 immortalized cell line and HUVECs.

Human endothelial immortalized cell line EAhy926, treated with Wnt3a (our results)

Primary HUVECs, treated with Wnt3a [17]


Increase of nuclear β-catenin

Stabilization of total cellular β-catenin


Activation of Wnt/β-catenin throughput

Induction of DVL3 phosphorylation


Up-regulation of full length Lef1

Data are not available


Increase in proliferation (MTT) after Lef1 transfection

Increase in proliferation (BrdU incorporation)


Elevation of MMP2

No change in MMP-1


Lef1 siRNA induced inhibition of MMP2 response

Data are not available


Increase of invasion

Increase of migration


Data are not available

No effect on survival


Planutiene et al. Vascular Cell 2011 3:28   doi:10.1186/2045-824X-3-28

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