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ArticleSmall GTPases

The CASZ1/Egfl7 transcriptional pathway is required for RhoA expression in vascular endothelial cells.

Marta S Charpentier, Joan M Taylor, Frank L Conlon

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Article in Small GTPases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marta S CharpentierMcAllister Heart Institute; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA; Department of Genetics; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA.
Joan M TaylorMcAllister Heart Institute; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA; Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA.
Frank L ConlonMcAllister Heart Institute; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA; Department of Biology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA; Department of Genetics; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USCommunities In Schools of Orange County · US

Funding

Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Castor in Cardiac DevelopmentR01HL112618 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CONLON, FRANK LEO · 2012 to 2016
$2.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL112618
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vertebrate development depends on the formation of a closed circulatory loop consisting of intricate networks of veins, arteries, and lymphatic vessels. The coordinated participation of multiple molecules including growth factors, transcription factors, extracellular matrix proteins, and regulators of signaling such as small GTPases is essential for eliciting the desired cellular behaviors associated with vascular assembly and morphogenesis. We have recently demonstrated that a novel transcriptional pathway involving activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor-like Domain 7 (Egfl7) gene by the transcription factor CASTOR (CASZ1) is required for blood vessel assembly and lumen morphogenesis. Furthermore, this transcriptional network promotes RhoA expression and subsequent GTPase activity linking transcriptional regulation of endothelial gene expression to direct physiological outputs associated with Rho GTPase signaling, i.e., cell adhesion and cytoskeletal dynamics. Here we will discuss our studies with respect to our current understanding of the mechanisms underlying regulation of RhoA transcription, protein synthesis, and activity.

Indexed as

DNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Expression RegulationMorphogenesisrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinTranscription FactorsXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsAnimalsFemaleHumansDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelial Growth FactorsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinTranscription FactorsXenopus Proteinsblood vessel developmentCASZ1Egfl7RhoAtranscriptional regulation

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PMID24150064
PMCPMC4011818
OpenAlexW2082344694

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