Angiomotin

Angiomotin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AMOT gene.

Angiomotin is a 675-residue protein that increases the random migration of endothelial cells as well as the migration of endothelial cells toward growth factors.

In the presence of angiostatin, endothelial cells that overexpress angiomotin exhibit a significant reduction in migration toward growth factors as well as an inability to form tubules in vitro. These observations are consistent with the localization of angiomotin in the leading edge of migrating cells. Angiostatin, therefore, disrupts the normal migratory function of Angiomotin.