2020
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 stages
2016
Endothelium 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 Research
2015
Fibronectin 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
2005
Myocardin-related transcription factor B is required in cardiac neural crest for smooth muscle differentiation and cardiovascular development
Li J, Zhu X, Chen M, Cheng L, Zhou D, Lu MM, Du K, Epstein JA, Parmacek MS. Myocardin-related transcription factor B is required in cardiac neural crest for smooth muscle differentiation and cardiovascular development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 8916-8921. PMID: 15951419, PMCID: PMC1157054, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0503741102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac neural crest cellsNeural crest cellsNeural crestTranscription factorsMuscle differentiationSmooth muscle differentiationCrest cellsSmooth muscle cell differentiationTranscription factor BArch arteriesWnt-1 promoterCardiac outflow tract defectsMuscle cell differentiationMutant allele resultsNormal cardiovascular morphogenesisPremigratory neural crestCardiac neural crestGene trap micePattern of expressionCritical roleTranscriptional controlGene trapOutflow tract defectsAortic arch arteriesInsertional mutation
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