Endothelial ERK signaling controls lymphatic fate specification
Deng Y, Atri D, Eichmann A, Simons M. Endothelial ERK signaling controls lymphatic fate specification. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1202-1215. PMID: 23391722, PMCID: PMC3582116, DOI: 10.1172/jci63034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaBody PatterningButadienesCells, CulturedEndothelium, LymphaticExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansLymphangiectasisLymphangiogenesisMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, TransgenicMutation, MissenseNitrilesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafSOXF Transcription FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-RegulationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsFate specificationERK activationSOX18 expressionEndothelial cellsLymphatic endothelial cellsInhibition of ERKLymphatic fateDifferentiation programNoonan syndromeLymphatic phenotypeInducible expressionRAF1 geneMolecular eventsFunction mutationsProx1 expressionVenous endothelial cellsCardinal veinERKExpressionLymphatic vesselsKey roleRelated diseasesSOX18ActivationExcessive production