2007
Activation of the UNC5B receptor by Netrin-1 inhibits sprouting angiogenesis
Larrivée B, Freitas C, Trombe M, Lv X, DeLafarge B, Yuan L, Bouvrée K, Bréant C, Del Toro R, Bréchot N, Germain S, Bono F, Dol F, Claes F, Fischer C, Autiero M, Thomas JL, Carmeliet P, Tessier-Lavigne M, Eichmann A. Activation of the UNC5B receptor by Netrin-1 inhibits sprouting angiogenesis. Genes & Development 2007, 21: 2433-2447. PMID: 17908930, PMCID: PMC1993874, DOI: 10.1101/gad.437807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNetrin receptor UNC5BFull-length receptorVascular patterningEmbryonic developmentPotential anti-angiogenic targetCell repulsionGenetic lossSprouting angiogenesisAdult vasculaturePathological angiogenesisReceptor UNC5BUNC5B receptorUNC5BAnti-angiogenic targetAxonal growthAngiogenesisNetrin-1InhibitsActivation inhibitsReceptorsNetrinAngiogenesis inhibitionPatterningMatrigelIntracellular
2006
VEGF-C is a trophic factor for neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryonic brain
Le Bras B, Barallobre MJ, Homman-Ludiye J, Ny A, Wyns S, Tammela T, Haiko P, Karkkainen MJ, Yuan L, Muriel MP, Chatzopoulou E, Bréant C, Zalc B, Carmeliet P, Alitalo K, Eichmann A, Thomas JL. VEGF-C is a trophic factor for neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryonic brain. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 340-348. PMID: 16462734, DOI: 10.1038/nn1646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedEvolution, MolecularIntermediate Filament ProteinsLarvaLateral VentriclesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinNeuronsOligodendrogliaOptic NerveRatsRats, WistarStem CellsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3Xenopus laevisConceptsNeural progenitor cellsReceptor VEGFR-3Mouse embryosNeural progenitorsVEGFR-3Progenitor cellsVertebrate embryonic brainBlood vessel defectsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsXenopus laevisAction of VEGFEmbryonic brainVascular endothelial growth factor CVEGF-C knockdownNeural cellsPrecursor cellsVessel defectsFactor CEmbryosGrowth factorProgenitorsCellsProliferation of OPCsVascular systemLymphatic vessels
2004
The netrin receptor UNC5B mediates guidance events controlling morphogenesis of the vascular system
Lu X, le Noble F, Yuan L, Jiang Q, de Lafarge B, Sugiyama D, Bréant C, Claes F, De Smet F, Thomas JL, Autiero M, Carmeliet P, Tessier-Lavigne M, Eichmann A. The netrin receptor UNC5B mediates guidance events controlling morphogenesis of the vascular system. Nature 2004, 432: 179-186. PMID: 15510105, DOI: 10.1038/nature03080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNetrin receptor UNC5BEndothelial tip cell filopodiaTip cell filopodiaReceptor UNC5BEndothelial tip cellsVascular systemNetrin-1aTip cellsEndothelial cellsProper wiringAxon guidanceCell filopodiaNetrin receptorsGuidance eventsFilopodial retractionMorphogenesisUNC5BVessel branchingAberrant extensionAnatomical similaritiesNetrin-1CellsZebrafishGenesGuidance function
2002
Directional Guidance of Oligodendroglial Migration by Class 3 Semaphorins and Netrin-1
Spassky N, de Castro F, Le Bras B, Heydon K, Quéraud-LeSaux F, Bloch-Gallego E, Chédotal A, Zalc B, Thomas J. Directional Guidance of Oligodendroglial Migration by Class 3 Semaphorins and Netrin-1. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 5992-6004. PMID: 12122061, PMCID: PMC6757938, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-14-05992.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesCell DivisionCell LineCell LineageCell MovementChemotaxisCulture TechniquesDCC ReceptorGlycoproteinsHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNetrin ReceptorsNetrin-1Neuropilin-1OligodendrogliaOptic NerveReceptors, Cell SurfaceSemaphorin-3AStem CellsTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsEmbryonic optic nerveMigration of OPCsOptic nerveNetrin-1Sema 3ANetrin-1 receptorWhite matter tractsSema 3FMyelin-forming cellsColorectal cancerClass 3 semaphorinsLocalization of cellsNerveChemotactic effectNeuropilin-1Multiple fociFunctional migrationPrecursor cellsNetrin familyOligodendroglial migrationSemaphorinsNeural tubeDual effectGuidance cues