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Correlating global gene regulation to angiogenesis in the developing chick extra-embryonic vascular system.
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2009 Nov 17; Vol. 4 (11), pp. e7856. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Nov 17. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Background: Formation of blood vessels requires the concerted regulation of an unknown number of genes in a spatial-, time- and dosage-dependent manner. Determining genes, which drive vascular maturation is crucial for the identification of new therapeutic targets against pathological angiogenesis.<br />Methodology/principal Findings: [corrected] We accessed global gene regulation throughout maturation of the chick chorio-allantoic membrane (CAM), a highly vascularized tissue, using pan genomic microarrays. Seven percent of analyzed genes showed a significant change in expression (>2-fold, FDR<5%) with a peak occurring from E7 to E10, when key morphogenetic and angiogenic genes such as BMP4, SMO, HOXA3, EPAS1 and FGFR2 were upregulated, reflecting the state of an activated endothelium. At later stages, a general decrease in gene expression occurs, including genes encoding mitotic factors or angiogenic mediators such as CYR61, EPAS1, MDK and MYC. We identified putative human orthologs for 77% of significantly regulated genes and determined endothelial cell enrichment for 20% of the orthologs in silico. Vascular expression of several genes including ENC1, FSTL1, JAM2, LDB2, LIMS1, PARVB, PDE3A, PRCP, PTRF and ST6GAL1 was demonstrated by in situ hybridization. Up to 9% of the CAM genes were also overexpressed in human organs with related functions, such as placenta and lung or the thyroid. 21-66% of CAM genes enriched in endothelial cells were deregulated in several human cancer types (P<.0001). Interfering with PARVB (encoding parvin, beta) function profoundly changed human endothelial cell shape, motility and tubulogenesis, suggesting an important role of this gene in the angiogenic process.<br />Conclusions/significance: Our study underlines the complexity of gene regulation in a highly vascularized organ during development. We identified a restricted number of novel genes enriched in the endothelium of different species and tissues, which may play crucial roles in normal and pathological angiogenesis.
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- Animals
Chick Embryo
Chorioallantoic Membrane metabolism
Cluster Analysis
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Gene Expression Profiling
Humans
Immunohistochemistry methods
Mitosis
Models, Biological
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Time Factors
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Neovascularization, Physiologic
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1932-6203
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19924294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007856