2018
Oligodendrocyte precursor survival and differentiation requires chromatin remodeling by Chd7 and Chd8
Marie C, Clavairoly A, Frah M, Hmidan H, Yan J, Zhao C, Van Steenwinckel J, Daveau R, Zalc B, Hassan B, Thomas JL, Gressens P, Ravassard P, Moszer I, Martin DM, Lu QR, Parras C. Oligodendrocyte precursor survival and differentiation requires chromatin remodeling by Chd7 and Chd8. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e8246-e8255. PMID: 30108144, PMCID: PMC6126750, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802620115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin remodelersProliferation-differentiation balanceNormal developmentChromatin accessibility analysisOligodendrocyte precursor cellsChromatin closingChromatin remodelingChromatin openingTranscriptional repressionGenetic interactionsUncharacterized functionGenetic reprogrammingRisk-associated genesTranscriptional activationKey regulatorNeurodevelopmental defectsPrecursor survivalLineage cellsCHD7RemodelersOligodendrocyte lineage cellsPrecursor cellsGlioma formationBinding profileCHD8
2017
Modulation of Endothelial Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 2 Activity by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Hwangbo C, Lee HW, Kang H, Ju H, Wiley DS, Papangeli I, Han J, Kim JD, Dunworth WP, Hu X, Lee S, El-Hely O, Sofer A, Pak B, Peterson L, Comhair S, Hwang EM, Park JY, Thomas J, Bautch VL, Erzurum SC, Chun HJ, Jin SW. Modulation of Endothelial Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 2 Activity by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation 2017, 135: 2288-2298. PMID: 28356442, PMCID: PMC5523010, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.025390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMP receptor type 2Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3Growth factor receptor 3Zebrafish embryosPulmonary arterial endothelial cellsArterial endothelial cellsVEGFR3 expressionBone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalingPulmonary arterial hypertensionMorphogenetic protein signalingEndothelial cellsFamilial pulmonary arterial hypertensionBMPR2 functionsPrimary lung endothelial cellsImpaired BMPBMP signalingBMP stimulationProtein signalingReceptor 3Endothelial-specific deletionEctopic angiogenesisKey regulatorHuman endothelial cellsArterial hypertensionLung endothelial cells
2013
The power of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) family molecules
Thomas JL, Eichmann A. The power of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) family molecules. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2013, 70: 1673-1674. PMID: 23475064, PMCID: PMC11113691, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1276-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInteractions between VEGFR and Notch signaling pathways in endothelial and neural cells
Thomas JL, Baker K, Han J, Calvo C, Nurmi H, Eichmann AC, Alitalo K. Interactions between VEGFR and Notch signaling pathways in endothelial and neural cells. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2013, 70: 1779-1792. PMID: 23479133, PMCID: PMC3648205, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1312-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate decisionsDifferent cell contextsTyrosine kinase VEGF receptorsExtracellular matrix moleculesCell interaction mechanismsMetazoan speciesFate decisionsGrowth factorCanonical NotchVascular endothelial growth factorNotch receptorsCell contextEnvironmental cuesDynamic regulationMolecular relationshipsKey regulatorNotch pathwayMatrix moleculesNeural cellsCell contactAdjacent cellsPathwayVEGF receptorsCellsNeurovascular interactions