Cell-Extracellular Matrix Interactions Play Multiple Essential Roles in Aortic Arch Development
Warkala M, Chen D, Ramirez A, Jubran A, Schonning M, Wang X, Zhao H, Astrof S. Cell-Extracellular Matrix Interactions Play Multiple Essential Roles in Aortic Arch Development. Circulation Research 2020, 128: e27-e44. PMID: 33249995, PMCID: PMC7864893, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.120.318200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicCell LineageCell-Matrix JunctionsEndothelial Progenitor CellsExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibronectinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGestational AgeIntegrin alpha5beta1LIM-Homeodomain ProteinsMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMorphogenesisSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsConceptsSecond heart fieldPharyngeal arch arteriesCell-ECM interactionsPAA formationAortic arch arteriesPharyngeal archesArch arteriesIntegrin α5β1Whole-mount confocal imagingEssential roleCell-extracellular matrix interactionsFourth pharyngeal arch arteryMultiple essential rolesEndothelial cell dynamicsNeural crest-derived cellsCrest-derived cellsLethal birth defectEC progenitorsUnderstanding genesHeart fieldLineage tracingVascular smooth muscle cellsMorphogenesisAortic arch developmentDevelopmental stagesEndothelium in the pharyngeal arches 3, 4 and 6 is derived from the second heart field
Wang X, Chen D, Chen K, Jubran A, Ramirez A, Astrof S. Endothelium in the pharyngeal arches 3, 4 and 6 is derived from the second heart field. Developmental Biology 2016, 421: 108-117. PMID: 27955943, PMCID: PMC5221477, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic arch arteriesSecond heart fieldPharyngeal arch arteriesLethal congenital heart diseaseArch arteriesCongenital heart diseaseFibronectin signals through integrin α5β1 to regulate cardiovascular development in a cell type-specific manner
Chen D, Wang X, Liang D, Gordon J, Mittal A, Manley N, Degenhardt K, Astrof S. Fibronectin signals through integrin α5β1 to regulate cardiovascular development in a cell type-specific manner. Developmental Biology 2015, 407: 195-210. PMID: 26434918, PMCID: PMC5312697, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBranchial RegionCardiovascular SystemCell LineageEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFibronectinsIntegrin alpha5beta1LIM-Homeodomain ProteinsMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalMorphogenesisMutationNeural CrestOrgan SpecificityPharynxPhenotypePregnancySignal TransductionStem CellsT-Box Domain ProteinsThymus GlandTranscription FactorsConceptsPharyngeal arch arteriesCardiovascular developmentIntegrin α5Pharyngeal arch mesodermCell type-specific mannerCell typesMid-gestation lethalityType-specific mannerDistinct cell typesCardiac outflow tractMorphogenetic defectsPharyngeal regionMouse embryogenesisConditional mutantsExtracellular matrix glycoproteinEmbryonic developmentMutagenesis studiesCardiovascular morphogenesisNeural crestPAA formationSurface ectodermDefective formationArch arteriesFN1Matrix glycoprotein