Vascular Mural Cells Promote Noradrenergic Differentiation of Embryonic Sympathetic Neurons
Fortuna V, Pardanaud L, Brunet I, Ola R, Ristori E, Santoro MM, Nicoli S, Eichmann A. Vascular Mural Cells Promote Noradrenergic Differentiation of Embryonic Sympathetic Neurons. Cell Reports 2015, 11: 1786-1796. PMID: 26074079, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorNA differentiationNoradrenergic differentiationMural cell recruitmentDorsal aortaSympathetic neuronsCloche mutantsCell recruitmentZebrafish embryosEmbryonic sympathetic neuronsGrowth factor receptorVascular mural cellsSmooth muscle targetsPostganglionic sympathetic neuronsSympathetic nervous systemMural cellsSympathetic precursorsFactor receptorVascular maturationDifferentiationMuscle toneMuscle targetsNeurovascular interactionsHeart rateNervous system