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Distinct Notch signaling outputs pattern the developing arterial system

Authors
Quillien, A., Moore, J.C., Shin, M., Siekmann, A.F., Smith, T., Pan, L., Moens, C.B., Parsons, M.J., Lawson, N.D.
ID
ZDB-PUB-140513-406
Date
2014
Source
Development (Cambridge, England)   141: 1544-52 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Lawson, Nathan, Moens, Cecilia, Moore, John, Pan, Luyuan, Parsons, Michael, Shin, Masahiro, Siekmann, Arndt Friedrich, Smith, Tom
Keywords
Artery differentiation, Notch, Vascular system, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Arteries/cytology
  • Arteries/embryology*
  • Body Patterning/genetics*
  • Cell Differentiation/genetics
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian
  • Endothelium, Vascular/embryology
  • Morphogenesis/genetics
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic/genetics
  • Receptors, Notch/physiology*
  • Signal Transduction/physiology
  • Veins/embryology
  • Zebrafish/embryology
  • Zebrafish/genetics
PubMed
24598161 Full text @ Development
Abstract
Differentiation of arteries and veins is essential for the development of a functional circulatory system. In vertebrate embryos, genetic manipulation of Notch signaling has demonstrated the importance of this pathway in driving artery endothelial cell differentiation. However, when and where Notch activation occurs to affect endothelial cell fate is less clear. Using transgenic zebrafish bearing a Notch-responsive reporter, we demonstrate that Notch is activated in endothelial progenitors during vasculogenesis prior to blood vessel morphogenesis and is maintained in arterial endothelial cells throughout larval stages. Furthermore, we find that endothelial progenitors in which Notch is activated are committed to a dorsal aorta fate. Interestingly, some arterial endothelial cells subsequently downregulate Notch signaling and then contribute to veins during vascular remodeling. Lineage analysis, together with perturbation of both Notch receptor and ligand function, further suggests several distinct developmental windows in which Notch signaling acts to promote artery commitment and maintenance. Together, these findings demonstrate that Notch acts in distinct contexts to initiate and maintain artery identity during embryogenesis.
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