2013
CD44 regulates vascular endothelial barrier integrity via a PECAM-1 dependent mechanism
Flynn KM, Michaud M, Canosa S, Madri JA. CD44 regulates vascular endothelial barrier integrity via a PECAM-1 dependent mechanism. Angiogenesis 2013, 16: 689-705. PMID: 23504212, DOI: 10.1007/s10456-013-9346-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsVascular permeabilityPlatelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionCell adhesion molecule-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1 expressionDependent mechanismCD44 KO miceEndothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionVascular endothelial barrier integrityLoss of CD44Molecule-1 expressionMatrix metalloprotease expressionCD44-deficient miceVascular barrier functionEndothelial junction proteinsEndothelial barrier integrityProlonged permeabilityC57BL/6 WTVasoactive challengeWT statusBarrier integrityWT counterpartsVascular integrityEvans blueBarrier function
1998
Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 expression modulates endothelial cell migration in vitro.
Kim C, Wang T, Madri J. Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 expression modulates endothelial cell migration in vitro. Laboratory Investigation 1998, 78: 583-90. PMID: 9605183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type PECAM-1Endothelial cell migrationEndogenous PECAM-1Cell migrationCell-extracellular matrix interactionsMatrix interactionsTyrosine phosphorylation stateMurine conceptusCell-cell adhesionC-myc epitopeIntegrin-extracellular matrix interactionsCell-cell interactionsPECAM-1Endothelial cellsDynamic dephosphorylationCytoskeletal reorganizationEmbryonic vasculogenesisPhosphorylation stateMigratory stateMigration rateRetroviral transductionCultured endothelial cellsEndothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionEndothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Y686