2017
MMP-2: A modulator of neuronal precursor activity and cognitive and motor behaviors
Li Q, Michaud M, Shankar R, Canosa S, Schwartz M, Madri JA. MMP-2: A modulator of neuronal precursor activity and cognitive and motor behaviors. Behavioural Brain Research 2017, 333: 74-82. PMID: 28666838, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.06.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCognitionExploratory BehaviorGene Expression RegulationMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisOncogene Protein v-aktProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenReceptors, CXCR4Spatial LearningConceptsNeural precursor cellsBroad substrate specificityNeurosphere formationAdherent neurospheresSecondary neurosphere formationNPC activitySubstrate specificityNPC numberCell surface moleculesZinc-containing enzymesAkt activationAbsence of MMP2Cell typesExtracellular matrixActivity assaysPrecursor cellsImportant roleNPC migrationMatrix metalloproteinase2Surface moleculesExpressionKO miceBioactive moleculesNestin expressionMMP2
2011
GSK-3β: a signaling pathway node modulating neural stem cell and endothelial cell interactions
Li Q, Michaud M, Canosa S, Kuo A, Madri JA. GSK-3β: a signaling pathway node modulating neural stem cell and endothelial cell interactions. Angiogenesis 2011, 14: 173-185. PMID: 21253820, DOI: 10.1007/s10456-011-9201-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminophenolsAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBeta CateninBrainCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMaleimidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisPhosphorylationPhosphoserineReceptor Cross-TalkSignal TransductionSolubilitySpecies SpecificityConceptsNeural stem cellsNotch-1 expressionHIF-1αGSK-3βSDF-1III-tubulinStem cellsPremature infant populationMicrovascular endothelial cellsGSK-3β activationCD1 levelsEndothelial cell interactionsNeurogenic areasVascular proliferationInfant populationGSK-3β inhibitorTherapeutic potentialSVZ tissueGreater angiogenesisHIF-2αMouse strainsΒ-catenin participatesEndothelial cellsReciprocal modulation
2009
VEGF-A and Semaphorin3A: Modulators of vascular sympathetic innervation
Long JB, Jay SM, Segal SS, Madri JA. VEGF-A and Semaphorin3A: Modulators of vascular sympathetic innervation. Developmental Biology 2009, 334: 119-132. PMID: 19631637, PMCID: PMC2871302, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research