Uncontrolled angiogenic precursor expansion causes coronary artery anomalies in mice lacking Pofut1
oleh: Yidong Wang, Bingruo Wu, Pengfei Lu, Donghong Zhang, Brian Wu, Shweta Varshney, Gonzalo del Monte-Nieto, Zhenwu Zhuang, Rabab Charafeddine, Adam H. Kramer, Nicolas E. Sibinga, Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis, Richard N. Kitsis, Ralf H. Adams, Kari Alitalo, David J. Sharp, Richard P. Harvey, Pamela Stanley, Bin Zhou
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Though coronary arteries are crucial for heart function, the mechanisms guiding their formation are largely unknown. Here, Wang et al. identify a unique, endocardially-derived angiogenic precursor cell population for coronary artery formation in mice and show that a DLL4/NOTCH1/VEGFA/VEGFR2 signaling axis is key for coronary artery development.