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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDBiomechanical PhenomenaCadherinsEndothelium, VascularHumansIntercellular JunctionsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphorylationPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Signal TransductionStress, MechanicalConceptsSrc 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
Syndecan 4 controls lymphatic vasculature remodeling during mouse embryonic development
Wang Y, Baeyens N, Corti F, Tanaka K, Fang JS, Zhang J, Jin Y, Coon B, Hirschi KK, Schwartz MA, Simons M. Syndecan 4 controls lymphatic vasculature remodeling during mouse embryonic development. Development 2016, 143: 4441-4451. PMID: 27789626, PMCID: PMC5201046, DOI: 10.1242/dev.140129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineEmbryonic DevelopmentHumansLymphangiogenesisLymphatic VesselsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1RNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSyndecan-4ConceptsLymphatic endothelial cellsPlanar cell polarity protein Vangl2Lymphatic vessel remodelingMouse embryonic developmentHuman lymphatic endothelial cellsVangl2 overexpressionVangl2 expressionEmbryonic developmentValve morphogenesisEndothelial cellsVasculature developmentSyndecan-4Lymphatic vasculatureFluid shear stressSDC4Double knockout miceMice resultsHigh expressionVessel remodelingLymphatic vesselsExpressionVangl2RemodelingCellsMorphogenesis