FOXC2 controls formation and maturation of lymphatic collecting vessels through cooperation with NFATc1
Norrmén C, Ivanov KI, Cheng J, Zangger N, Delorenzi M, Jaquet M, Miura N, Puolakkainen P, Horsley V, Hu J, Augustin HG, Ylä-Herttuala S, Alitalo K, Petrova TV. FOXC2 controls formation and maturation of lymphatic collecting vessels through cooperation with NFATc1. Journal Of Cell Biology 2009, 185: 439-457. PMID: 19398761, PMCID: PMC2700385, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200901104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymphatic vessel maturationGenome-wide mapsVessel maturationLymphatic endothelial cellsTranscription factor NFATc1Blood vessel maturationLymphatic developmentNovel regulatorLymphatic maturationUnsuspected linkFOXC2Control formationLymphatic collecting vesselsBlood vasculatureNFATc1Potential targetMaturationIntense investigationEndothelial cellsLymphatic vesselsLymphatic dysfunctionMorphological characterizationRegulatorEnhancerTherapeutic interventions