2013
The 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 ProteinsEndothelial 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
2012
Syndecan 4 Regulates FGFR1 Signaling in Endothelial Cells by Directing Macropinocytosis
Elfenbein A, Lanahan A, Zhou TX, Yamasaki A, Tkachenko E, Matsuda M, Simons M. Syndecan 4 Regulates FGFR1 Signaling in Endothelial Cells by Directing Macropinocytosis. Science Signaling 2012, 5: ra36. PMID: 22569333, PMCID: PMC3827948, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEndotheliumHeLa CellsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemPinocytosisReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Signal TransductionSyndecan-4ConceptsFGF receptor 1Mitogen-activated protein kinaseFibroblast growth factor-2MAPK signalingSyndecan-4Inhibition of Rab5Receptor tyrosine kinasesEndothelial cell migrationHeparan sulfate proteoglycanSignal transductionProtein kinaseFGF2 stimulationEndothelial cellsMAPK activationTyrosine kinaseGrowth factor 2Genetic knockoutCell migrationReceptor complexMacropinocytosisClasses of receptorsSignalingRab5Factor 2Sulfate proteoglycan