2017
VE-Cadherin Phosphorylation Regulates Endothelial Fluid Shear Stress Responses through the Polarity Protein LGN
Conway DE, Coon BG, Budatha M, Arsenovic PT, Orsenigo F, Wessel F, Zhang J, Zhuang Z, Dejana E, Vestweber D, Schwartz MA. VE-Cadherin Phosphorylation Regulates Endothelial Fluid Shear Stress Responses through the Polarity Protein LGN. Current Biology 2017, 27: 2219-2225.e5. PMID: 28712573, PMCID: PMC5667920, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSrc family kinasesProtein LGNCytoplasmic tyrosinesVE-cadherinVascular endothelial growth factor receptorVE-cadherin functionJunctional complexesRespective cytoplasmic domainsBlood vessel developmentVE-cadherin phosphorylationTransduce forcesTransduce signalsCytoplasmic domainFamily kinasesBlood vessel remodelingGrowth factor receptorVEGFR activationPECAM-1Stress responseComplex consistingFluid shear stressVessel developmentFlow-dependent vascular remodelingSpecific poolPhosphorylation
2016
The Robo4 cytoplasmic domain is dispensable for vascular permeability and neovascularization
Zhang F, Prahst C, Mathivet T, Pibouin-Fragner L, Zhang J, Genet G, Tong R, Dubrac A, Eichmann A. The Robo4 cytoplasmic domain is dispensable for vascular permeability and neovascularization. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13517. PMID: 27882935, PMCID: PMC5123080, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCapillary PermeabilityDiabetic RetinopathyIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicNerve Tissue ProteinsNetrin ReceptorsOxygen Inhalation TherapyPhosphorylationReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicRetinal DiseasesRetinopathy of PrematuritySignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Wound HealingConceptsCytoplasmic domainOxygen-induced retinopathyVascular permeabilityRetinopathy of prematurityTransmembrane receptorsWound healingDiabetic wound healingCutaneous wound healingDiabetic patientsUNC5B receptorRobo4Transgenic miceTissue revascularizationRevascularizationVessel permeabilityRetinopathyMiceHealingNeovascularizationReceptorsDomainPhosphorylationDeletionPrematurityPathway