Annexin A2 supports pulmonary microvascular integrity by linking vascular endothelial cadherin and protein tyrosine phosphatases
Luo M, Flood EC, Almeida D, Yan L, Berlin DA, Heerdt PM, Hajjar KA. Annexin A2 supports pulmonary microvascular integrity by linking vascular endothelial cadherin and protein tyrosine phosphatases. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2017, 214: 2535-2545. PMID: 28694388, PMCID: PMC5584111, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnnexin A2Antigens, CDCadherinsFemaleHypoxiaLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrovesselsProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesPulmonary EdemaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsAlveolar hypoxiaVascular endothelial cadherinMicrovascular integrityPulmonary edemaSrc homology phosphatase 2Vascular integrityEndothelial cellsVascular endothelial growth factorMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial growth factorAdherens junction protein vascular endothelial cadherinEndothelial cadherinAirway obstructionNeutrophil infiltrationPulmonary microvasculatureAnnexin A2 functionsVascular leakLung parenchymaMice displayAltitude sicknessBarrier functionGrowth factorHypoxiaPhospholipid-binding proteinsProtein tyrosine phosphatase