2013
CD44 regulates vascular endothelial barrier integrity via a PECAM-1 dependent mechanism
Flynn KM, Michaud M, Canosa S, Madri JA. CD44 regulates vascular endothelial barrier integrity via a PECAM-1 dependent mechanism. Angiogenesis 2013, 16: 689-705. PMID: 23504212, DOI: 10.1007/s10456-013-9346-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsVascular permeabilityPlatelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionCell adhesion molecule-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1 expressionDependent mechanismCD44 KO miceEndothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionVascular endothelial barrier integrityLoss of CD44Molecule-1 expressionMatrix metalloprotease expressionCD44-deficient miceVascular barrier functionEndothelial junction proteinsEndothelial barrier integrityProlonged permeabilityC57BL/6 WTVasoactive challengeWT statusBarrier integrityWT counterpartsVascular integrityEvans blueBarrier function
2006
PECAM-1 Affects GSK-3β-Mediated β-Catenin Phosphorylation and Degradation
Biswas P, Canosa S, Schoenfeld D, Schoenfeld J, Li P, Cheas LC, Zhang J, Cordova A, Sumpio B, Madri JA. PECAM-1 Affects GSK-3β-Mediated β-Catenin Phosphorylation and Degradation. American Journal Of Pathology 2006, 169: 314-324. PMID: 16816383, PMCID: PMC1698776, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.051112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBlotting, WesternCapillary PermeabilityCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHistamineHistamine AgentsHumansMiceModels, BiologicalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, HistamineSignal TransductionConceptsAdherens junctionsSerine phosphorylationSrc homology 2 domainBeta-catenin expression levelsAdherens junction componentsSerine phosphorylation levelEndothelial cellsΒ-catenin phosphorylationPECAM-1Cell biological responsesCytoplasmic domainSHP-2Proteosomal degradationGSK-3betaDynamic regulatorJunction componentsPhosphorylation levelsPhosphorylationEndothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Expression levelsGSK-3βBiological responsesEndothelial barrier permeabilityMice exhibitCell adhesion molecule-1