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CCM1 regulates vascular-lumen organization by inducing endothelial polarity.
Journal of cell science - 1 Apr 2010
Lampugnani Maria Grazia, Orsenigo Fabrizio, Rudini Noemi, Maddaluno Luigi, Boulday Gwénola, Chapon Francoise, Dejana Elisabetta
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the molecular mechanisms that regulate the organization of vascular lumen. In this paper we show that lumen formation correlates with endothelial polarization. Adherens junctions (AJs) and VE-cadherin (VEC, encoded by CDH5) are required for endothelial apicobasal polarity in vitro and during embryonic development. Silencing of CDH5 gene expression leads to abrogation of endothelial polarity...
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