2014
Chemokine-coupled β2 integrin–induced macrophage Rac2–Myosin IIA interaction regulates VEGF-A mRNA stability and arteriogenesis
Morrison AR, Yarovinsky TO, Young BD, Moraes F, Ross TD, Ceneri N, Zhang J, Zhuang ZW, Sinusas AJ, Pardi R, Schwartz MA, Simons M, Bender JR. Chemokine-coupled β2 integrin–induced macrophage Rac2–Myosin IIA interaction regulates VEGF-A mRNA stability and arteriogenesis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2014, 211: 1957-1968. PMID: 25180062, PMCID: PMC4172219, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20132130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArteriesCD18 AntigensDNA PrimersFlow CytometryHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMonocytesNeovascularization, PhysiologicNonmuscle Myosin Type IIARac GTP-Binding ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, CCR2RNA StabilityVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsMyosin IIASignal transduction eventsHuR translocationRapid nuclearTransduction eventsProteomic analysisProtein HuR.Induction of arteriogenesisMRNA stabilityMRNA stabilizationNovel roleCytosolic translocationMyosin-9ICAM-1 adhesionReceptor engagementDevelopmental vasculogenesisCellular effectorsMolecular triggersTranslocationHeavy chainGrowth factorMyeloid cellsVascular endothelial growth factorKey molecular triggerCCL2 stimulationPTP1b Is a Physiologic Regulator of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling in Endothelial Cells
Lanahan AA, Lech D, Dubrac A, Zhang J, Zhuang ZW, Eichmann A, Simons M. PTP1b Is a Physiologic Regulator of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling in Endothelial Cells. Circulation 2014, 130: 902-909. PMID: 24982127, PMCID: PMC6060619, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsFemaleHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIschemiaMaleMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNeovascularization, PhysiologicPrimary Cell CultureProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPhosphotyrosine phosphatase 1BVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 signalingExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseGrowth factor signalingVEGF-dependent activationSignal-regulated kinaseNull miceVascular endothelial growth factor signalingRegulation of angiogenesisEndothelial traffickingEndothelial-specific deletionFactor signalingEndothelial VEGFR2Phosphatase 1BEndothelial cellsKey regulatorReceptor 2 signalingVEGFR2 signalingSignalingImportant roleEndothelial knockoutPhysiologic regulatorHindlimb ischemia mouse modelRegulationImpaired blood flow recovery
2013
Transmembrane protein ESDN promotes endothelial VEGF signaling and regulates angiogenesis
Nie L, Guo X, Esmailzadeh L, Zhang J, Asadi A, Collinge M, Li X, Kim JD, Woolls M, Jin SW, Dubrac A, Eichmann A, Simons M, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. Transmembrane protein ESDN promotes endothelial VEGF signaling and regulates angiogenesis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 5082-5097. PMID: 24177422, PMCID: PMC3859420, DOI: 10.1172/jci67752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDBlood VesselsCadherinsCells, CulturedEar, ExternalEndothelium, VascularHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIschemiaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeuropilinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2Retinal VesselsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinAberrant blood vessel formationNormal vascular developmentProtein tyrosineTC-PTPTransmembrane proteinTherapeutic targetBlood vessel formationVEGF responseNegative regulatorDevelopmental angiogenesisVEGFR-2Vascular developmentAttractive therapeutic targetESDNAngiogenesis regulationVE-cadherinVessel formationEC proliferationComplex formationRegulatorProteinNeuropilin expressionVEGF receptorsEndothelial VEGFThe Neuropilin 1 Cytoplasmic Domain Is Required for VEGF-A-Dependent Arteriogenesis
Lanahan A, Zhang X, Fantin A, Zhuang Z, Rivera-Molina F, Speichinger K, Prahst C, Zhang J, Wang Y, Davis G, Toomre D, Ruhrberg C, Simons M. The Neuropilin 1 Cytoplasmic Domain Is Required for VEGF-A-Dependent Arteriogenesis. Developmental Cell 2013, 25: 156-168. PMID: 23639442, PMCID: PMC3774154, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsArteriesCells, CulturedCytoplasmEndocytosisEndosomesEndothelium, VascularMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMorphogenesisNeovascularization, PathologicNeuropilin-1PhosphorylationSignal TransductionTransferrinVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vesicular Transport Proteins
2010
VEGF Blockade Inhibits Lymphocyte Recruitment and Ameliorates Immune-Mediated Vascular Remodeling
Zhang J, Silva T, Yarovinsky T, Manes TD, Tavakoli S, Nie L, Tellides G, Pober JS, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. VEGF Blockade Inhibits Lymphocyte Recruitment and Ameliorates Immune-Mediated Vascular Remodeling. Circulation Research 2010, 107: 408-417. PMID: 20538685, PMCID: PMC2929975, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.109.210963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedArteriesBevacizumabCD3 ComplexCoronary VesselsHumansJurkat CellsLymphocytesMiceMice, SCIDReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorRole of VEGFAdhesion molecule-1T cellsVascular remodelingHuman T cellsMolecule-1Recombinant intercellular adhesion molecule-1Human arteriesVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1Inhibition of VEGFT cell accumulationPeripheral blood mononuclearEffects of VEGFSubpopulation of CD3Novel therapeutic approachesEndothelial growth factorT cell activationT cell linesVEGFR-1 mRNAT cell captureLymphocyte recruitmentBlood mononuclear