2021
Developmental Perspectives on Arterial Fate Specification
Chen D, Schwartz MA, Simons M. Developmental Perspectives on Arterial Fate Specification. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2021, 9: 691335. PMID: 34249941, PMCID: PMC8269928, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.691335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular morphogenesisStress-induced cell cycle arrestPostnatal retinal angiogenesisKey molecular mechanismsArterial fateCell cycle arrestArterial specificationFate specificationVenous fateMolecular regulatorsMolecular mechanismsCycle arrestDorsal aortaMorphogenesisDevelopmental settingsRecent findingsEarly events in endothelial flow sensing
Tanaka K, Joshi D, Timalsina S, Schwartz MA. Early events in endothelial flow sensing. Cytoskeleton 2021, 78: 217-231. PMID: 33543538, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid shear stressLymphatic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsCytoskeletal pathwaysVascular morphogenesisBiochemical signalsGene expressionEC phenotypeLymphatic fluid flowEarly eventsPhysiologyImmediate mechanismPrimary mechanismRecent advancesMorphogenesisMechanotransductionSignalingPhenotypePathwayMechanismExpressionFlow sensingCellsImportant questions
2013
Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cells Modulates Mechanical Tension across VE-Cadherin and PECAM-1
Conway DE, Breckenridge MT, Hinde E, Gratton E, Chen CS, Schwartz MA. Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cells Modulates Mechanical Tension across VE-Cadherin and PECAM-1. Current Biology 2013, 23: 1024-1030. PMID: 23684974, PMCID: PMC3676707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid shear stressVE-cadherinCell-cell junctionsPECAM-1Junctional tensionCytoskeletal remodelingVascular morphogenesisGene expressionComplex consistingCells triggersFlow-dependent vascular remodelingIon channelsFRET measurementsEndothelial cells triggersMechanical tensionNormal vascular functionTension sensorDetectable tensionEC responseStatic cultureJunctional receptorsRemodelingCytoskeletonMorphogenesisVascular remodeling