[HTML][HTML] Monte Carlo simulations of VEGF binding to cell surface receptors in vitro

F Mac Gabhann, MT Yang, AS Popel - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2005 - Elsevier
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family binds multiple endothelial cell surface
receptors. Our goal is to build comprehensive models of these interactions for the purpose of …

Quantification and cell-to-cell variation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors

PI Imoukhuede, AS Popel - Experimental cell research, 2011 - Elsevier
The vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) play a significant role in
angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from existing vasculature. Systems …

Dimerization of VEGF receptors and implications for signal transduction: a computational study

F Mac Gabhann, AS Popel - Biophysical chemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent cytokine involved in the induction of
neovascularization. Secreted as a cysteine-linked dimer, it has two binding sites at opposite …

Modeling of growth factor-receptor systems: from molecular-level protein interaction networks to whole-body compartment models

FTH Wu, MO Stefanini, F Mac Gabhann… - Methods in enzymology, 2009 - Elsevier
Most physiological processes are subjected to molecular regulation by growth factors, which
are secreted proteins that activate chemical signal transduction pathways through binding of …

Systems biology of vascular endothelial growth factors

FM Gabhann, AS Popel - Microcirculation, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Several cytokine families have roles in the development, maintenance, and remodeling of
the microcirculation. Of these, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family is one of …

A two-compartment model of VEGF distribution in the mouse

P Yen, SD Finley, MO Engel-Stefanini, AS Popel - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of angiogenesis–the growth of
new microvessels from existing microvasculature. Angiogenesis is a complex process …

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 …

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 …

Model of competitive binding of vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor to VEGF receptors on endothelial cells

F Mac Gabhann, AS Popel - American Journal of …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Placental growth factor (PlGF) competes with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) for
binding to VEGF receptor (VEGFR)-1 but does not bind VEGFR2. Experiments show that …

On the structure, interactions, and dynamics of bound VEGF

BAC Horta, JJV Cirino, RB de Alencastro - Journal of Molecular Graphics …, 2008 - Elsevier
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is believed to be the most important protein in
the regulation of the angiogenic cascade. Thus, exploring the structure and dynamical …