Semaphorins and their signaling mechanisms

LT Alto, JR Terman - Semaphorin Signaling: Methods and Protocols, 2017 - Springer
Semaphorins are extracellular signaling proteins that are essential for the development and
maintenance of many organs and tissues. The more than 20-member semaphorin protein …

Semaphorins and plexins as therapeutic targets

T Worzfeld, S Offermanns - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
Semaphorins are membrane-bound or diffusible factors that regulate key cellular functions
and are involved in cell–cell communication. Most of the effects of semaphorins are …

A cell atlas of human thymic development defines T cell repertoire formation

JE Park, RA Botting, C Domínguez Conde… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The thymus is the critical organ for T cell development and T cell receptor
(TCR) repertoire formation, which shapes the landscape of adaptive immunity. T cell …

[HTML][HTML] Human iPSC-derived endothelial cells and microengineered organ-chip enhance neuronal development

S Sances, R Ho, G Vatine, D West, A Laperle, A Meyer… - Stem cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Human stem cell-derived models of development and neurodegenerative diseases are
challenged by cellular immaturity in vitro. Microengineered organ-on-chip (or Organ-Chip) …

Glioma infiltration and extracellular matrix: key players and modulators

VP Ferrer, V Moura Neto, R Mentlein - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
An outstanding characteristic of gliomas is their infiltration into brain parenchyma, a property
that impairs complete surgical resection; consequently, these tumors might recur, resulting in …

Immunological functions of the neuropilins and plexins as receptors for semaphorins

A Kumanogoh, H Kikutani - Nature reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Semaphorins were originally identified as axon-guidance molecules that function during
neuronal development. However, cumulative evidence indicates that semaphorins also …

[HTML][HTML] Vasculogenesis in kidney organoids upon transplantation

M Koning, SJ Dumas, MC Avramut, RI Koning… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2022 - nature.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived kidney organoids have potential for disease
modeling and to be developed into clinically transplantable auxiliary tissue. However, they …

[HTML][HTML] Finding our way through phenotypes

AR Deans, SE Lewis, E Huala, SS Anzaldo… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Despite a large and multifaceted effort to understand the vast landscape of phenotypic data,
their current form inhibits productive data analysis. The lack of a community-wide …

Angiogenesis in zebrafish

A Schuermann, CSM Helker, W Herzog - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The vasculature consists of an extensively branched network of blood and lymphatic vessels
that ensures the efficient circulation and thereby the supply of all tissues with oxygen and …

[HTML][HTML] Skeleton-vasculature chain reaction: a novel insight into the mystery of homeostasis

M Chen, Y Li, X Huang, Y Gu, S Li, P Yin, L Zhang… - Bone Research, 2021 - nature.com
Angiogenesis and osteogenesis are coupled. However, the cellular and molecular
regulation of these processes remains to be further investigated. Both tissues have recently …