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Notch regulates BMP responsiveness and lateral branching in vessel networks via SMAD6

Authors :
Kevin P. Mouillesseaux
David S. Wiley
Lauren M. Saunders
Lyndsay A. Wylie
Erich J. Kushner
Diana C. Chong
Kathryn M. Citrin
Andrew T. Barber
Youngsook Park
Jun-Dae Kim
Leigh Ann Samsa
Jongmin Kim
Jiandong Liu
Suk-Won Jin
Victoria L. Bautch
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

The mechanism underlying endothelial cell responses to BMP signals is unknown. Here, the authors show that the endothelial response to pro-angiogenic BMP ligands is regulated by Notch via its effect on SMAD6, a known inhibitor of BMP intracellular signaling cascade.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.44b4ac900f6945ee9370e7b87a8009d9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13247