A truncation allele in vascular endothelial growth factor c reveals distinct modes of signaling during lymphatic and vascular development
Villefranc JA, Nicoli S, Bentley K, Jeltsch M, Zarkada G, Moore JC, Gerhardt H, Alitalo K, Lawson ND. A truncation allele in vascular endothelial growth factor c reveals distinct modes of signaling during lymphatic and vascular development. Development 2013, 140: 1497-1506. PMID: 23462469, PMCID: PMC3596992, DOI: 10.1242/dev.084152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAutocrine CommunicationBlood VesselsCell MovementCodon, NonsenseEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleLymphatic SystemMiceMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PhysiologicParacrine CommunicationProtein IsoformsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsMigratory persistenceLymphatic developmentSensitized genetic backgroundTip cell positionVascular endothelial growth factor CEndothelial cell dynamicsDeficient endothelial cellsFactor CTime-lapse analysisMutant embryosVertebrate embryosTruncation alleleEctopic blood vesselsFilopodia stabilityAngiogenesis defectsDistinct modesEndothelial cellsDevelopmental angiogenesisLymphatic vasculatureVascular developmentLymphatic defectsGenetic backgroundReceptor FLT4VEGFCCell position