Figure 3.

Repulsive guidance molecule a (RGMa) inhibited angiogenesis in vitro via neogenin. (A) Human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAECs) were transfected with CRISPR/Cas9 neogenin knockout kit and purified with puromycin, then the result of neogenin knockout was validated with western blot. (B,C) HUAECs transfected with SgRNA or neogenin gRNA were treated with vehicle, RGMa, VEGF, or VEGF plus RGMa. The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) (Tyr397) phosphorylation was measured with western blot. (D–G) Migration and (H–K) tube formation of HUAECs transfected with SgRNA or neogenin gRNA were determined by scratch, transwell, and Matrigel tube-formation assays. The relative number of tubes, tube area, and tube length were analyzed with Image J. Scale bar, 100 µm. Data shown are representative of experimental and quantitative results. N ≥ 4 independent experiments. Bars represent mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.