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Development ; 145(10)2018 05 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29773646

RESUMO

Despite the essential role of the lymphatic vasculature in tissue homeostasis and disease, knowledge of the organ-specific origins of lymphatic endothelial progenitor cells remains limited. The assumption that most murine embryonic lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) are venous derived has recently been challenged. Here, we show that the embryonic dermal blood capillary plexus constitutes an additional, local source of LECs that contributes to the formation of the dermal lymphatic vascular network. We describe a novel mechanism whereby rare PROX1-positive endothelial cells exit the capillary plexus in a Ccbe1-dependent manner to establish discrete LEC clusters. As development proceeds, these clusters expand and further contribute to the growing lymphatic system. Lineage tracing and analyses of Gata2-deficient mice confirmed that these clusters are endothelial in origin. Furthermore, ectopic expression of Vegfc in the vasculature increased the number of PROX1-positive progenitors within the capillary bed. Our work reveals a novel source of lymphatic endothelial progenitors employed during construction of the dermal lymphatic vasculature and demonstrates that the blood vasculature is likely to remain an ongoing source of LECs during organogenesis, raising the question of whether a similar mechanism operates during pathological lymphangiogenesis.


Assuntos
Capilares/citologia , Células Endoteliais/citologia , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Linfangiogênese/fisiologia , Vasos Linfáticos/embriologia , Células-Tronco/citologia , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/genética , Animais , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio/genética , Fator de Transcrição GATA2/genética , Linfangiogênese/genética , Vasos Linfáticos/citologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Fator C de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/biossíntese , Fator C de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética
2.
Immunol Rev ; 271(1): 276-92, 2016 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27088921

RESUMO

The lymphatic vasculature is an integral component of the immune system. Lymphatic vessels are a key highway via which immune cells are trafficked, serving not simply as a passive route of transport, but to actively shape and coordinate immune responses. Reciprocally, immune cells provide signals that impact the growth, development, and activity of the lymphatic vasculature. In addition to immune cell trafficking, lymphatic vessels are crucial for fluid homeostasis and lipid absorption. The field of lymphatic vascular research is rapidly expanding, fuelled by rapidly advancing technology that has enabled the manipulation and imaging of lymphatic vessels, together with an increasing recognition of the involvement of lymphatic vessels in a myriad of human pathologies. In this review we provide an overview of the genetic pathways and cellular processes important for development and maturation of the lymphatic vasculature, discuss recent work revealing important roles for the lymphatic vasculature in directing immune cell traffic and coordinating immune responses and highlight the involvement of lymphatic vessels in a range of pathological settings.


Assuntos
Imunidade , Linfangiogênese/fisiologia , Vasos Linfáticos/imunologia , Animais , Movimento Celular , Humanos
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Hum Mol Genet ; 23(5): 1286-97, 2014 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24163130

RESUMO

Mutations in SOX18, VEGFC and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 3 underlie the hereditary lymphatic disorders hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia (HLT), Milroy-like lymphedema and Milroy disease, respectively. Genes responsible for hereditary lymphedema are key regulators of lymphatic vascular development in the embryo. To identify novel modulators of lymphangiogenesis, we used a mouse model of HLT (Ragged Opossum) and performed gene expression profiling of aberrant dermal lymphatic vessels. Expression studies and functional analysis in zebrafish and mice revealed one candidate, ArfGAP with RhoGAP domain, Ankyrin repeat and PH domain 3 (ARAP3), which is down-regulated in HLT mouse lymphatic vessels and necessary for lymphatic vascular development in mice and zebrafish. We position this known regulator of cell behaviour during migration as a mediator of the cellular response to Vegfc signalling in lymphatic endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo. Our data refine common mechanisms that are likely to contribute during both development and the pathogenesis of lymphatic vascular disorders.


Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Hipotricose/genética , Linfangiogênese/genética , Linfedema/genética , Telangiectasia/genética , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Animais , Movimento Celular/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Feminino , Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase/metabolismo , Vasos Linfáticos/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Fatores de Transcrição SOXF/genética , Fatores de Transcrição SOXF/metabolismo , Síndrome , Fator C de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética , Fator C de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Peixe-Zebra
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Angiogenesis ; 19(4): 463-86, 2016 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27338829

RESUMO

Desmogleins (DSG) are a family of cadherin adhesion proteins that were first identified in desmosomes and provide cardiomyocytes and epithelial cells with the junctional stability to tolerate mechanical stress. However, one member of this family, DSG2, is emerging as a protein with additional biological functions on a broader range of cells. Here we reveal that DSG2 is expressed by non-desmosome-forming human endothelial progenitor cells as well as their mature counterparts [endothelial cells (ECs)] in human tissue from healthy individuals and cancer patients. Analysis of normal blood and bone marrow showed that DSG2 is also expressed by CD34(+)CD45(dim) hematopoietic progenitor cells. An inability to detect other desmosomal components, i.e., DSG1, DSG3 and desmocollin (DSC)2/3, on these cells supports a solitary role for DSG2 outside of desmosomes. Functionally, we show that CD34(+)CD45(dim)DSG2(+) progenitor cells are multi-potent and pro-angiogenic in vitro. Using a 'knockout-first' approach, we generated a Dsg2 loss-of-function strain of mice (Dsg2 (lo/lo)) and observed that, in response to reduced levels of Dsg2: (i) CD31(+) ECs in the pancreas are hypertrophic and exhibit altered morphology, (ii) bone marrow-derived endothelial colony formation is impaired, (iii) ex vivo vascular sprouting from aortic rings is reduced, and (iv) vessel formation in vitro and in vivo is attenuated. Finally, knockdown of DSG2 in a human bone marrow EC line reveals a reduction in an in vitro angiogenesis assay as well as relocalisation of actin and VE-cadherin away from the cell junctions, reduced cell-cell adhesion and increased invasive properties by these cells. In summary, we have identified DSG2 expression in distinct progenitor cell subpopulations and show that, independent from its classical function as a component of desmosomes, this cadherin also plays a critical role in the vasculature.


Assuntos
Desmogleína 2/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Neovascularização Fisiológica , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Células Cultivadas , Desmogleína 2/deficiência , Desmogleína 2/genética , Células Endoteliais/citologia , Feminino , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/citologia , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais da Veia Umbilical Humana , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Modelos Animais , Neovascularização Fisiológica/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA Interferente Pequeno/genética
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Development ; 140(9): 1857-70, 2013 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23571211

RESUMO

The lymphatic vascular system develops from the pre-existing blood vasculature of the vertebrate embryo. New insights into lymphatic vascular development have recently been achieved with the use of alternative model systems, new molecular tools, novel imaging technologies and growing interest in the role of lymphatic vessels in human disorders. The signals and cellular mechanisms that facilitate the emergence of lymphatic endothelial cells from veins, guide migration through the embryonic environment, mediate interactions with neighbouring tissues and control vessel maturation are beginning to emerge. Here, we review the most recent advances in lymphatic vascular development, with a major focus on mouse and zebrafish model systems.


Assuntos
Linfangiogênese , Vasos Linfáticos/embriologia , Morfogênese , Animais , Evolução Biológica , Movimento Celular , Endotélio Vascular/citologia , Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Efrina-B2/genética , Efrina-B2/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Vasos Linfáticos/citologia , Camundongos , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/genética , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/metabolismo , Peixe-Zebra/embriologia , Peixe-Zebra/genética , Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo
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Blood ; 119(24): 5850-8, 2012 Jun 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22374700

RESUMO

Mature megakaryocytes depend on the function of Bcl-x(L), a member of the Bcl-2 family of prosurvival proteins, to proceed safely through the process of platelet shedding. Despite this, loss of Bcl-x(L) does not prevent the growth and maturation of megakaryocytes, suggesting redundancy with other prosurvival proteins. We therefore generated mice with a megakaryocyte-specific deletion of Mcl-1, which is known to be expressed in megakaryocytes. Megakaryopoiesis, platelet production, and platelet lifespan were unperturbed in Mcl-1(Pf4Δ/Pf4Δ) animals. However, treatment with ABT-737, a BH3 mimetic compound that inhibits the prosurvival proteins Bcl-2, Bcl-x(L), and Bcl-w resulted in the complete ablation of megakaryocytes and platelets. Genetic deletion of both Mcl-1 and Bcl-x(L) in megakaryocytes resulted in preweaning lethality. Megakaryopoiesis in Bcl-x(Pf4Δ/Pf4Δ) Mcl-1(Pf4Δ/Pf4Δ) embryos was severely compromised, and these animals exhibited ectopic bleeding. Our studies indicate that the combination of Bcl-x(L) and Mcl-1 is essential for the viability of the megakaryocyte lineage.


Assuntos
Megacariócitos/metabolismo , Megacariócitos/patologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-bcl-2/metabolismo , Proteína bcl-X/metabolismo , Alelos , Animais , Compostos de Bifenilo/administração & dosagem , Compostos de Bifenilo/farmacologia , Contagem de Células Sanguíneas , Plaquetas/efeitos dos fármacos , Plaquetas/metabolismo , Plaquetas/patologia , Contagem de Células , Morte Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Tamanho Celular , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Embrião de Mamíferos/efeitos dos fármacos , Embrião de Mamíferos/patologia , Feto/efeitos dos fármacos , Feto/metabolismo , Feto/patologia , Deleção de Genes , Hemorragia/patologia , Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Fígado/embriologia , Fígado/metabolismo , Fígado/patologia , Vasos Linfáticos/efeitos dos fármacos , Vasos Linfáticos/patologia , Megacariócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Megacariócitos/ultraestrutura , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Proteína de Sequência 1 de Leucemia de Células Mieloides , Nitrofenóis/administração & dosagem , Nitrofenóis/farmacologia , Especificidade de Órgãos/efeitos dos fármacos , Piperazinas/administração & dosagem , Piperazinas/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-bcl-2/deficiência , Sulfonamidas/administração & dosagem , Sulfonamidas/farmacologia , Trombopoese/efeitos dos fármacos
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Am J Pathol ; 181(6): 2225-38, 2012 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23063660

RESUMO

Despite the key roles of lymphatic vessels in homeostasis and disease, the cellular sources of signals that direct lymphatic vascular growth and patterning remain unknown. Using high-resolution imaging in two and three dimensions, we demonstrated that postnatal mouse mammary gland lymphatic vessels share an intimate spatial association with epithelial ducts and large blood vessels. We further demonstrated that the lymphatic vasculature is remodeled together with the mammary epithelial tree and blood vasculature during postnatal mouse mammary gland morphogenesis. Neither estrogen receptor α nor progesterone receptor were detected in lymphatic endothelial cells in the mouse mammary gland, suggesting that mammary gland lymphangiogenesis is not likely regulated directly by these steroid hormones. Epithelial cells, especially myoepithelial cells, were determined to be a rich source of prolymphangiogenic stimuli including VEGF-C and VEGF-D with temporally regulated expression levels during mammary gland morphogenesis. Blockade of VEGFR-3 signaling using a small-molecule inhibitor inhibited the proliferation of primary lymphatic endothelial cells promoted by mammary gland conditioned medium, suggesting that lymphangiogenesis in the mammary gland is likely driven by myoepithelial-derived VEGF-C and/or VEGF-D. These findings provide new insight into the architecture of the lymphatic vasculature in the mouse mammary gland and, by uncovering the proximity of lymphatic vessels to the epithelial tree, suggest a potential mechanism by which metastatic tumor cells access the lymphatic vasculature.


Assuntos
Epitélio/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Epitélio/metabolismo , Linfangiogênese , Vasos Linfáticos/metabolismo , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/metabolismo , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Vasos Sanguíneos/citologia , Vasos Sanguíneos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Vasos Sanguíneos/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células , Células Endoteliais/citologia , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Vasos Linfáticos/citologia , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/citologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Receptores de Progesterona/metabolismo , Fatores de Tempo , Fator D de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética , Fator D de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Receptor 3 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo
8.
Sci Transl Med ; 14(634): eabm4869, 2022 03 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35235341

RESUMO

Central conducting lymphatic anomaly (CCLA), characterized by the dysfunction of core collecting lymphatic vessels including the thoracic duct and cisterna chyli, and presenting as chylothorax, pleural effusions, chylous ascites, and lymphedema, is a severe disorder often resulting in fetal or perinatal demise. Although pathogenic variants in RAS/mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway components have been documented in some patients with CCLA, the genetic etiology of the disorder remains uncharacterized in most cases. Here, we identified biallelic pathogenic variants in MDFIC, encoding the MyoD family inhibitor domain containing protein, in seven individuals with CCLA from six independent families. Clinical manifestations of affected fetuses and children included nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF), pleural and pericardial effusions, and lymphedema. Generation of a mouse model of human MDFIC truncation variants revealed that homozygous mutant mice died perinatally exhibiting chylothorax. The lymphatic vasculature of homozygous Mdfic mutant mice was profoundly mispatterned and exhibited major defects in lymphatic vessel valve development. Mechanistically, we determined that MDFIC controls collective cell migration, an important early event during the formation of lymphatic vessel valves, by regulating integrin ß1 activation and the interaction between lymphatic endothelial cells and their surrounding extracellular matrix. Our work identifies MDFIC variants underlying human lymphatic disease and reveals a crucial, previously unrecognized role for MDFIC in the lymphatic vasculature. Ultimately, understanding the genetic and mechanistic basis of CCLA will facilitate the development and implementation of new therapeutic approaches to effectively treat this complex disease.


Assuntos
Quilotórax , Vasos Linfáticos , Linfedema , Fatores de Regulação Miogênica , Animais , Quilotórax/genética , Quilotórax/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais , Feminino , Humanos , Hidropisia Fetal/genética , Hidropisia Fetal/metabolismo , Vasos Linfáticos/patologia , Linfedema/genética , Linfedema/metabolismo , Camundongos , Fatores de Regulação Miogênica/genética , Gravidez
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J Clin Invest ; 130(6): 3315-3328, 2020 06 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32182215

RESUMO

The atypical cadherin FAT4 has established roles in the regulation of planar cell polarity and Hippo pathway signaling that are cell context dependent. The recent identification of FAT4 mutations in Hennekam syndrome, features of which include lymphedema, lymphangiectasia, and mental retardation, uncovered an important role for FAT4 in the lymphatic vasculature. Hennekam syndrome is also caused by mutations in collagen and calcium binding EGF domains 1 (CCBE1) and ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 3 (ADAMTS3), encoding a matrix protein and protease, respectively, that regulate activity of the key prolymphangiogenic VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling axis by facilitating the proteolytic cleavage and activation of VEGF-C. The fact that FAT4, CCBE1, and ADAMTS3 mutations underlie Hennekam syndrome suggested that all 3 genes might function in a common pathway. We identified FAT4 as a target gene of GATA-binding protein 2 (GATA2), a key transcriptional regulator of lymphatic vascular development and, in particular, lymphatic vessel valve development. Here, we demonstrate that FAT4 functions in a lymphatic endothelial cell-autonomous manner to control cell polarity in response to flow and is required for lymphatic vessel morphogenesis throughout development. Our data reveal a crucial role for FAT4 in lymphangiogenesis and shed light on the mechanistic basis by which FAT4 mutations underlie a human lymphedema syndrome.


Assuntos
Caderinas/metabolismo , Polaridade Celular , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Linfangiogênese , Vasos Linfáticos/metabolismo , Animais , Caderinas/genética , Células Endoteliais/patologia , Feminino , Fator de Transcrição GATA2/genética , Fator de Transcrição GATA2/metabolismo , Humanos , Vasos Linfáticos/patologia , Linfedema/genética , Linfedema/metabolismo , Linfedema/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Síndrome
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Methods Mol Biol ; 1846: 19-35, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30242750

RESUMO

The capacity to visualize the lymphatic vasculature in three-dimensions has revolutionized our understanding of the morphogenetic mechanisms important for constructing the lymphatic vascular network during development. Two complementary approaches are commonly employed to assess the function of genes and signaling pathways important for development of the dermal lymphatic vasculature in the mouse embryo. The first of these is whole-mount immunostaining of embryonic skin to analyze dermal lymphatic vessel network patterning and morphology in two and three dimensions. The second is immunostaining of thin tissue sections to examine lymphatic vessel identity, lumen formation and protein localization within discrete lymphatic endothelial cells in a two-dimensional setting. Here we present detailed protocols for multicolor immunofluorescent immunostaining of embryonic dorsal skin and thin tissue cryosections. Each of these methods generates high-resolution images of the dermal lymphatic vasculature, yielding information integral to in-depth characterization of lymphatic vessel phenotypes in the developing mouse embryo.


Assuntos
Angiografia , Derme/irrigação sanguínea , Linfangiogênese , Vasos Linfáticos/diagnóstico por imagem , Animais , Derme/embriologia , Feminino , Imunofluorescência , Camundongos , Microscopia Confocal
11.
J Clin Invest ; 125(8): 2979-94, 2015 Aug 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26214525

RESUMO

Heterozygous germline mutations in the zinc finger transcription factor GATA2 have recently been shown to underlie a range of clinical phenotypes, including Emberger syndrome, a disorder characterized by lymphedema and predisposition to myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia (MDS/AML). Despite well-defined roles in hematopoiesis, the functions of GATA2 in the lymphatic vasculature and the mechanisms by which GATA2 mutations result in lymphedema have not been characterized. Here, we have provided a molecular explanation for lymphedema predisposition in a subset of patients with germline GATA2 mutations. Specifically, we demonstrated that Emberger-associated GATA2 missense mutations result in complete loss of GATA2 function, with respect to the capacity to regulate the transcription of genes that are important for lymphatic vessel valve development. We identified a putative enhancer element upstream of the key lymphatic transcriptional regulator PROX1 that is bound by GATA2, and the transcription factors FOXC2 and NFATC1. Emberger GATA2 missense mutants had a profoundly reduced capacity to bind this element. Conditional Gata2 deletion in mice revealed that GATA2 is required for both development and maintenance of lymphovenous and lymphatic vessel valves. Together, our data unveil essential roles for GATA2 in the lymphatic vasculature and explain why a select catalogue of human GATA2 mutations results in lymphedema.


Assuntos
Fator de Transcrição GATA2/metabolismo , Vasos Linfáticos/embriologia , Linfedema/embriologia , Mutação , Animais , Elementos Facilitadores Genéticos , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Fator de Transcrição GATA2/genética , Deleção de Genes , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Humanos , Células K562 , Vasos Linfáticos/patologia , Linfedema/genética , Linfedema/patologia , Camundongos , Fatores de Transcrição NFATC/genética , Fatores de Transcrição NFATC/metabolismo , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/genética , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/metabolismo
12.
Dev Cell ; 30(5): 490-1, 2014 Sep 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25203203

RESUMO

Decoy receptors have ligand binding capacity but, in contrast to cognate receptors, do not initiate typical downstream signaling cascades. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Klein and colleagues (2014) demonstrate that CXCR7 acts as a decoy receptor for adrenomedullin, a peptide hormone with key roles in cardiovascular development.


Assuntos
Adrenomedulina/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Coração/embriologia , Vasos Linfáticos/embriologia , Receptores CXCR/fisiologia , Animais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino
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PLoS One ; 7(7): e40497, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22792354

RESUMO

Despite the importance of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels during development and disease, the signalling pathways underpinning vessel construction remain poorly characterised. Primary mouse endothelial cells have traditionally proven difficult to culture and as a consequence, few assays have been developed to dissect gene function and signal transduction pathways in these cells ex vivo. Having established methodology for the purification, short-term culture and transfection of primary blood (BEC) and lymphatic (LEC) vascular endothelial cells isolated from embryonic mouse skin, we sought to optimise robust assays able to measure embryonic LEC proliferation, migration and three-dimensional tube forming ability in vitro. In the course of developing these assays using the pro-lymphangiogenic growth factors FGF2 and VEGF-C, we identified previously unrecognised roles for FGFR1 signalling in lymphangiogenesis. The small molecule FGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor SU5402, but not inhibitors of VEGFR-2 (SU5416) or VEGFR-3 (MAZ51), inhibited FGF2 mediated LEC proliferation, demonstrating that FGF2 promotes proliferation directly via FGF receptors and independently of VEGF receptors in primary embryonic LEC. Further investigation revealed that FGFR1 was by far the predominant FGF receptor expressed by primary embryonic LEC and correspondingly, siRNA-mediated FGFR1 knockdown abrogated FGF2 mediated LEC proliferation. While FGF2 potently promoted LEC proliferation and migration, three dimensional tube formation assays revealed that VEGF-C primarily promoted LEC sprouting and elongation, illustrating that FGF2 and VEGF-C play distinct, cooperative roles in lymphatic vascular morphogenesis. These assays therefore provide useful tools able to dissect gene function in cellular events important for lymphangiogenesis and implicate FGFR1 as a key player in developmental lymphangiogenesis in vivo.


Assuntos
Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Linfangiogênese/fisiologia , Receptor Tipo 1 de Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Animais , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Separação Celular , Células Endoteliais/citologia , Feminino , Fator 2 de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/farmacologia , Linfangiogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Cultura Primária de Células , Fator C de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/farmacologia
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