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- Title
Eph-ephrin signaling couples endothelial cell sorting and arterial specification.
- Authors
Stewen, Jonas; Kruse, Kai; Godoi-Filip, Anca T.; Zenia; Jeong, Hyun-Woo; Adams, Susanne; Berkenfeld, Frank; Stehling, Martin; Red-Horse, Kristy; Adams, Ralf H.; Pitulescu, Mara E.
- Abstract
Cell segregation allows the compartmentalization of cells with similar fates during morphogenesis, which can be enhanced by cell fate plasticity in response to local molecular and biomechanical cues. Endothelial tip cells in the growing retina, which lead vessel sprouts, give rise to arterial endothelial cells and thereby mediate arterial growth. Here, we have combined cell type-specific and inducible mouse genetics, flow experiments in vitro, single-cell RNA sequencing and biochemistry to show that the balance between ephrin-B2 and its receptor EphB4 is critical for arterial specification, cell sorting and arteriovenous patterning. At the molecular level, elevated ephrin-B2 function after loss of EphB4 enhances signaling responses by the Notch pathway, VEGF and the transcription factor Dach1, which is influenced by endothelial shear stress. Our findings reveal how Eph-ephrin interactions integrate cell segregation and arteriovenous specification in the vasculature, which has potential relevance for human vascular malformations caused by EPHB4 mutations. Arteries are vital blood vessels for our body and their growth and patterning are critical for proper blood flow. Here they use a retina model to show that a balance of EphB4 receptor and ephrin-B2 ligand integrate a well-wired molecular network to control arteriovenous patterning and vascular growth.
- Subjects
ENDOTHELIAL cells; CELL separation; NOTCH signaling pathway; BLOOD flow; MICE genetics; BIOCHEMISTRY; NOTCH genes
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-024-46300-0