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Endothelial cell migration during murine yolk sac vascular remodeling occurs by means of a Rac1 and FAK activation pathway in vivo.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Oct 2010
Enciso Josephine M, Konecny Christine M, Karpen Heidi E, Hirschi Karen K
Abstract excerpt
The molecular mechanism(s) controlling cell migration during vascular morphogenesis in vivo remain largely undefined. To address this within a physiological context, we used retinaldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (Raldh2) null mouse embryos and demonstrate that retinoic acid (RA) deficiency results in abnormal yolk sac vascular remodeling due to decreased Rac1 activation, increased RhoA activation, and increased focal...
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