[HTML][HTML] Endothelial cells on the move: dynamics in vascular morphogenesis and disease

CG Fonseca, P Barbacena, CA Franco - Vascular Biology, 2020 - vb.bioscientifica.com
The vascular system is a hierarchically organized network of blood vessels that play crucial
roles in embryogenesis, homeostasis and disease. Blood vessels are built by endothelial …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial cell dynamics in vascular development: insights from live-imaging in zebrafish

KS Okuda, BM Hogan - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The formation of the vertebrate vasculature involves the acquisition of endothelial cell
identities, sprouting, migration, remodeling and maturation of functional vessel networks. To …

The enhanced photocatalytic properties of MnO2/g-C3N4 heterostructure for rapid sterilization under visible light

B Wu, Y Li, K Su, L Tan, X Liu, Z Cui, X Yang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Herein, a heterostructure based on MnO 2 and gC 3 N 4 was constructed on the surface of
metallic Ti implants, in which MnO 2 favored the transfer and separation of free charges to …

Actin protrusions push at apical junctions to maintain E-cadherin adhesion

JXH Li, VW Tang, WM Brieher - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Cadherin-mediated cell–cell adhesion is actin-dependent, but the precise role of actin in
maintaining cell–cell adhesion is not fully understood. Actin polymerization-dependent …

Magnetic field-assisted aligned patterning in an alginate-silk fibroin/nanocellulose composite for guided wound healing

K Ganguly, H Jin, SD Dutta, DK Patel, TV Patil… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was focused on utilizing the magneto-responsiveness of cellulose nanocrystals
(CNCs) in an alginate-silk fibroin (ASF) matrix under a low-strength (0.28 T) magnetic field …

[HTML][HTML] Vinculin controls endothelial cell junction dynamics during vascular lumen formation

MP Kotini, MM van der Stoel, J Yin, MK Han… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Blood vessel morphogenesis is driven by coordinated endothelial cell behaviors. Active
remodeling of cell-cell junctions promotes cellular plasticity while preserving vascular …

Actin cytoskeleton in angiogenesis

N Yadunandanan Nair, V Samuel, L Ramesh… - Biology …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Actin, one of the most abundant intracellular proteins in mammalian cells, is a critical
regulator of cell shape and polarity, migration, cell division, and transcriptional response …

[HTML][HTML] Rab35 governs apicobasal polarity through regulation of actin dynamics during sprouting angiogenesis

CR Francis, H Kincross, EJ Kushner - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
In early blood vessel development, trafficking programs, such as those using Rab GTPases,
are tasked with delivering vesicular cargo with high spatiotemporal accuracy. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] ZO-1 regulates the migration of mesenchymal stem cells in cooperation with α-catenin in response to breast tumor cells

A Park, S Choi, J Do, Y Kim, KS Kim, E Koh… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstracts Mesenchymal stem cells are recruited from the bone marrow into breast tumors,
contributing to the creation of a tumor microenvironment that fosters tropism for breast …

Endothelial cell mechanics and blood flow forces in vascular morphogenesis

LK Phng, HG Belting - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The vertebrate cardiovascular system is made up by a hierarchically structured network of
highly specialised blood vessels. This network emerges during early embryogenesis and …