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ReviewArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2015

A role for partial endothelial-mesenchymal transitions in angiogenesis?

Katrina M Welch-Reardon, Nan Wu, Christopher C W Hughes

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Review in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers.

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122citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

122 citing papers in PubMed, 189 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katrina M Welch-ReardonFrom the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (K.M.W.-R., N.W., C.C.W.H.), Department of Biomedical Engineering (C.C.W.H.), and Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology (C.C.W.H.), University of California, Irvine.
Nan WuFrom the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (K.M.W.-R., N.W., C.C.W.H.), Department of Biomedical Engineering (C.C.W.H.), and Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology (C.C.W.H.), University of California, Irvine.
Christopher C W HughesFrom the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (K.M.W.-R., N.W., C.C.W.H.), Department of Biomedical Engineering (C.C.W.H.), and Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology (C.C.W.H.), University of California, Irvine. cchughes@uci.edu.
Edwards Lifesciences (United States) · US

Funding

Univ.of Calif., Irvine Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA062203 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Christine Hui · 1994 to 2026
$57.9M
MOLECULAR APPROACHES TARGETED ON BLOCKING ANGIOGENESISR01HL060067 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI HUGHES, CHRISTOPHER C. W. · 1999 to 2013
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA062203NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL060067NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL60067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The contribution of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EMT) in both developmental and pathological conditions has been widely recognized and studied. In a parallel process, governed by a similar set of signaling and transcription factors, endothelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EndoMT) contribute to heart valve formation and the generation of cancer-associated fibroblasts. During angiogenic sprouting, endothelial cells express many of the same genes and break down basement membrane; however, they retain intercellular junctions and migrate as a connected train of cells rather than as individual cells. This has been termed a partial endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. A key regulatory check-point determines whether cells undergo a full or a partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions/endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition; however, very little is known about how this switch is controlled. Here we discuss these developmental/pathological pathways, with a particular focus on their role in vascular biology.

Indexed as

Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionNeovascularization, PathologicNeovascularization, PhysiologicAngiogenic ProteinsAnimalsEndothelial CellsHumansSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsAngiogenic ProteinsTranscription FactorsangiogenesisEMTendothelialtranscription factor

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PMID25425619
PMCPMC4911209
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