ZFIN Lab: Torres-Vázquez Lab

ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-060317-1

Torres-Vázquez Lab

PI/Director:	Torres-Vázquez, Jesús
Contact Person:	Torres-Vázquez, Jesús
Email:	jtorresv@nyulangone.org
URL:	https://med.nyu.edu/research/torres-vazquez-lab/
Address:	NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Science Building 4th floor, lab 423 (bays M-N). 435 East 30th Street. New York, NY 10016
Country:	United States
Phone:	212-263-0298
Fax:	646-501-2207
Line Designation:	skt

GENOMIC FEATURES ORIGINATING FROM THIS LAB

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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

We study the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms that ensure the proper formation and function of the circulatory system. Specifically, our lab has made seminal contributions in the following areas. (1) Genetic control of the reproducibility of the vascular pattern. (2) Influence of blood flow on vascular remodeling and caliber sizing. (3) Cerebrovascular development and barriergenic differentiation. (4) Characterization of novel mechanisms of vessel formation. Our toolkit includes confocal imaging, gene expression analysis, forced gene expression, transgenesis, genome editing, cell transplantation, cell culture, and biochemistry.

LAB MEMBERS

He, Jia Post-Doc	Walsh, Veronica Research Staff	Pirani, Samuel Fish Facility Staff
Diaz-Cruz, Eileen Administrative Staff	Ma, Benteng

ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS OF LAB MEMBERS

Paulissen, S., Castranova, D., Krispin, S., Burns, M.C., Menéndez, J., Torres-Vázquez, J., Weinstein, B.M. (2022) Anatomy and development of the pectoral fin vascular network in the zebrafish. Development (Cambridge, England). 149(5):

Ulrich, F., Grove, C., Torres-Vázquez, J., Baker, R. (2016) Development of functional hindbrain oculomotor circuitry independent of both vascularization and neuronal activity in larval zebrafish. Current Neurobiology. 7:62-73

Ulrich, F., Carretero-Ortega, J., Menéndez, J., Narvaez, C., Sun, B., Lancaster, E., Pershad, V., Trzaska, S., Véliz, E., Kamei, M., Prendergast, A., Kidd, K.R., Shaw, K.M., Castranova, D.A., Pham, V.N., Lo, B.D., Martin, B.L., Raible, D.W., Weinstein, B.M., Torres-Vazquez, J. (2016) Reck enables cerebrovascular development by promoting canonical Wnt signaling. Development (Cambridge, England). 143(1):147-59

Nagelberg, D., Wang, J., Su, R., Torres-Vazquez, J., Targoff, K.L., Poss, K.D., Knaut, H. (2015) Origin, specification and plasticity of the great vessels of the heart.. Current biology : CB. 25:2099-2110

Minchin, J.E., Dahlman, I., Harvey, C.J., Mejhert, N., Singh, M.K., Epstein, J.A., Arner, P., Torres-Vazquez, J., Rawls, J.F. (2015) Plexin D1 determines body fat distribution by regulating the type V collagen microenvironment in visceral adipose tissue. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112(14):4363-8

Fang, F., Wasserman, S.M., Torres-Vazquez, J., Weinstein, B., Cao, F., Li, Z., Wilson, K.D., Yue, W., Wu, J.C., Xie, X., and Pei, X. (2014) The role of Hath6, a novel shear stress-responsive transcription factor, in endothelial differentiation and function modulation. Journal of Cell Science. 127(Pt 7):1428-40

Mandal, A., Rydeen, A., Anderson, J., Sorrell, M.R., Zygmunt, T., Torres-Vazquez, J., and Waxman, J.S. (2013) Transgenic retinoic acid sensor lines in zebrafish indicate regions of available embryonic retinoic acid. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 242(8):989-1000

Mendelson, K., Zygmunt, T., Torres-Vazquez, J., Evans, T., and Hla, T. (2013) Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors S1pr1 and S1pr2 Cooperatively Regulate Embryonic Vascular Development. The Journal of biological chemistry. 288(4):2143-2156

Zygmunt, T., Trzaska, S., Edelstein, L., Walls, J., Rajamani, S., Gale, N., Daroles, L., Ramírez, C., Ulrich, F., and Torres-Vazquez, J. (2012) In parallel interconnectivity of the dorsal longitudinal anastomotic vessels requires both VEGF signaling and circulatory flow. Journal of Cell Science. 125(21):5159-5167

Pan, W., Pham, V.N., Stratman, A.N., Castranova, D., Kamei, M., Kidd, K.R., Lo, B.D., Shaw, K.M., Torres-Vazquez, J., Mikelis, C.M., Gutkind, J.S., Davis, G.E., and Weinstein, B.M. (2012) CDP-diacylglycerol synthetase-controlled phosphoinositide availability limits VEGFA signaling and vascular morphogenesis. Blood. 120(2):489-498

Totong, R., Schell, T., Lescroart, F., Ryckebüsch, L., Lin, Y.F., Zygmunt, T., Herwig, L., Krudewig, A., Gershoony, D., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Torres-Vazquez, J., and Yelon, D. (2011) The novel transmembrane protein Tmem2 is essential for coordination of myocardial and endocardial morphogenesis. Development (Cambridge, England). 138(19):4199-4205

Ulrich, F., Ma, L.H., Baker, R.G., and Torres-Vazquez, J. (2011) Neurovascular development in the embryonic zebrafish hindbrain. Developmental Biology. 357(1):134-51

Zygmunt, T., Gay, C.M., Blondelle, J., Singh, M.K., Flaherty, K.M., Means, P.C., Herwig, L., Krudewig, A., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Epstein, J.A., and Torres-Vazquez, J. (2011) Semaphorin-PlexinD1 Signaling Limits Angiogenic Potential via the VEGF Decoy Receptor sFlt1. Developmental Cell. 21(2):301-314

Gay, C.M., Zygmunt, T., and Torres-Vazquez, J. (2011) Diverse functions for the semaphorin receptor PlexinD1 in development and disease. Developmental Biology. 349(1):1-19

Alvarez, Y., Cederlund, M.L., Cottell, D.C., Bill, B.R., Ekker, S.C., Torres-Vazquez, J., Weinstein, B.M., Hyde, D.R., Vihtelic, T.S., and Kennedy, B.N. (2007) Genetic determinants of hyaloid and retinal vasculature in zebrafish. BMC Developmental Biology. 7(1):114

Shaw, K.M., Castranova, D.A., Pham, V.N., Kamei, M., Kidd, K.R., Lo, B.D., Torres-Vazquez, J., Ruby, A., and Weinstein, B.M. (2006) fused-somites-like mutants exhibit defects in trunk vessel patterning. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 235(7):1753-1760

Torres-Vazquez, J., Gitler, A.D., Fraser, S.D., Berk, J.D., Pham, V.N., Fishman, M.C., Childs, S., Epstein, J.A., and Weinstein, B.M. (2004) Semaphorin-plexin signaling guides patterning of the developing vasculature. Developmental Cell. 7(1):117-123

Kamei, M., Kidd, K.R., Torres-Vazquez, J., and Weinstein, B.M. (2004) Making waves in Madison: the 6th International Meeting on Zebrafish Development and Genetics. Zebrafish. 1(2):145-163

Torres-Vazquez, J., Kamei, M., and Weinstein, B.M. (2003) Molecular distinction between arteries and veins. Cell and tissue research. 314(1):43-59