2013
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
2008
Arterial branching morphogenesis
Simons M. Arterial branching morphogenesis. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 520.1-520.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.520.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariety of signalsArterial morphogenesisArterial differentiationBranching morphogenesisEmbryonic developmentZebrafish modelPDGF stimulationOrgan growthAdult tissuesGene expressionIntracellular signalingMorphogenesisCell typesMolecular defectsTree sizeKey eventsEndothelial cellsRegulationAbnormal activationKey roleObvious importanceActivationSynectinRac1Signaling
2006
Syndecan‐4 plays a key role in the phosphorylation of protein kinase B / Akt
Partovian C, Simons M. Syndecan‐4 plays a key role in the phosphorylation of protein kinase B / Akt. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1080-a1080. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1080-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1Syndecan-4Akt phosphorylationProtein kinase B/AktPhosphorylation of Thr308Hydrophobic motifActivation loopRaft fractionsEndothelial cellsKinase 1Akt activationPhosphorylationMammalian targetSyndecansThr308AktGrowth factorCentral roleRegulationCellsKey roleMajor roleRictorNumber of processesSer473