In the past years, the research on angiogenesis was mostly directed to the definition of the
mechanisms able to modulate vascular growth. We now understand that in many …

Full-length vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) cDNA cloned by polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) of poly (A)+ RNA from interleukin-1 (IL-l)-activated human umbilical vein …

Endothelial cells form cell–cell adhesive structures, called adherens and tight junctions,
which maintain tissue integrity, but must be dynamic for leukocyte transmigration during the …

E-cadherin plays a critical role in many aspects of cell adhesion, epithelial development,
and the establishment and maintenance of epithelial polarity. The loss of the adhesive …

Endothelial adherens junctions maintain vascular integrity. Arteries and veins differ in their
permeability but whether organization and strength of their adherens junctions vary has not …

The Ca (2+)-dependent cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin functions in the establishment
and maintenance of epithelial cell morphology during embryogenesis and adulthood …

Endothelial integrity is dependent on intracellular adherens junctions formed by complexes
of vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin and catenins. We have previously demonstrated that …

The cadherins are a family of adhesive proteins involved in cell-cell homophilic interactions.
VE-cadherin, expressed in endothelial cells, is involved in morphogenesis, regulation of …

Endothelial cell–cell adherens junctions (AJs) supervise fundamental vascular functions,
such as the control of permeability and transmigration of circulating leukocytes, and the …

Tissue morphogenesis requires dynamic intercellular contacts that are subsequently
stabilized as tissues mature. The mechanisms governing these competing adhesive …