Soluble Notch ligand and receptor peptides act antagonistically during angiogenesis
Author(s) -
Ralph Klose,
Caroline Berger,
Iris Moll,
Mohamed Adam,
Frank Schwarz,
Kerstin Möhr,
Hellmut G. Augustin,
Andreas Fischer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvv151
Subject(s) - notch signaling pathway , jag1 , angiogenesis , notch proteins , microbiology and biotechnology , notch 1 , biology , receptor , chemistry , sprouting angiogenesis , signal transduction , neovascularization , biochemistry , cancer research
Notch signalling is essential for blood vessel formation. During angiogenesis, the Notch ligand DLL4 on the leading tip cell activates Notch receptors on the adjacent stalk cells. DLL4-Notch signalling is impaired by the Notch ligand JAG1 in endothelial cells. The Delta/Serrate/Lag2 (DSL) domain of the Notch ligands binds to the EGF-like repeats 11-13 of the Notch receptor. This study aimed to elucidate how soluble proteins containing these short domains interfere with Notch signalling during angiogenesis.
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