Quantifying the proteolytic release of extracellular matrix-sequestered VEGF with a computational model

P Vempati, F Mac Gabhann, AS Popel - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background VEGF proteolysis by plasmin or matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is believed
to play an important role in regulating vascular patterning in vivo by releasing VEGF from the …

Formation of VEGF isoform-specific spatial distributions governing angiogenesis: computational analysis

P Vempati, AS Popel, F Mac Gabhann - BMC systems biology, 2011 - Springer
Background The spatial distribution of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF) is an
important mediator of vascular patterning. Previous experimental studies in the mouse …

Computational kinetic model of VEGF trapping by soluble VEGF receptor-1: effects of transendothelial and lymphatic macromolecular transport

FTH Wu, MO Stefanini, F Mac Gabhann… - Physiological …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signal transduction through the cell surface
receptors VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 regulates angiogenesis—the growth of new capillaries …

Site-specific phosphorylation of VEGFR2 is mediated by receptor trafficking: insights from a computational model

LW Clegg, F Mac Gabhann - PLoS computational biology, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Matrix-binding isoforms and non-matrix-binding isoforms of vascular endothelial growth
factor (VEGF) are both capable of stimulating vascular remodeling, but the resulting blood …

Extracellular regulation of VEGF: isoforms, proteolysis, and vascular patterning

P Vempati, AS Popel, F Mac Gabhann - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF) is critical to
neovascularization in numerous tissues under physiological and pathological conditions …

Processing of VEGF-A by matrix metalloproteinases regulates bioavailability and vascular patterning in tumors

S Lee, SM Jilani, GV Nikolova, D Carpizo… - The Journal of cell …, 2005 - rupress.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a critical mediator of blood vessel formation
during development and in pathological conditions. In this study, we demonstrate that VEGF …

[HTML][HTML] Computational modeling of interacting VEGF and soluble VEGF receptor concentration gradients

YL Hashambhoy, JC Chappell, SM Peirce… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Experimental data indicates that soluble vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor
1 (sFlt-1) modulates the guidance cues provided to sprouting blood vessels by VEGF-A. To …

The presence of VEGF receptors on the luminal surface of endothelial cells affects VEGF distribution and VEGF signaling

MO Stefanini, FTH Wu, F Mac Gabhann… - PLoS computational …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent cytokine that binds to specific
receptors on the endothelial cells lining blood vessels. The signaling cascade triggered …

A computational analysis of in vivo VEGFR activation by multiple co-expressed ligands

LE Clegg, F Mac Gabhann - PLoS computational biology, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The splice isoforms of vascular endothelial growth A (VEGF) each have different affinities for
the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the coreceptor NRP1, which leads to distinct vascular …

Topography of extracellular matrix mediates vascular morphogenesis and migration speeds in angiogenesis

AL Bauer, TL Jackson, Y Jiang - PLoS computational biology, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The extracellular matrix plays a critical role in orchestrating the events necessary for wound
healing, muscle repair, morphogenesis, new blood vessel growth, and cancer invasion. In …