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Semaphorin 3E and plexin-D1 control vascular pattern independently of neuropilins.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 14 Jan 2005
Gu Chenghua, Yoshida Yutaka, Livet Jean, Reimert Dorothy V, Mann Fanny, Merte Janna, Henderson Christopher E, Jessell Thomas M, Kolodkin Alex L, Ginty David D
Abstract excerpt
The development of a patterned vasculature is essential for normal organogenesis. We found that signaling by semaphorin 3E (Sema3E) and its receptor plexin-D1 controls endothelial cell positioning and the patterning of the developing vasculature in the mouse. Sema3E is highly expressed in developing somites, where it acts as a repulsive cue for plexin-D1-expressing endothelial cells of adjacent intersomitic...
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