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ArticleNature communications2015

EphB4 forward signalling regulates lymphatic valve development.

Gu Zhang, John Brady, Wei-Ching Liang, Yan Wu, Mark Henkemeyer, Minhong Yan

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Article in Nature communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gu ZhangDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Division of Research, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
John BradyDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Division of Research, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Wei-Ching LiangDepartment of Antibody Engineering, Division of Research, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
Yan WuDepartment of Antibody Engineering, Division of Research, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
Mark HenkemeyerDepartment of Developmental Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
Minhong YanDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Division of Research, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Institute of Developmental Physiology · RU

Funding

Bidirectional Tyrosine Kinase Signal TransductionR01MH066332 · NIMH · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HENKEMEYER, MARK J · 2002 to 2018
$6.1M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH066332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bidirectional signalling is regarded as a notable hallmark of the Eph-ephrin signalling system: Eph-dependent forward signalling in Eph-expressing cells and ephrin-dependent reverse signalling in Ephrin-expressing cells. The notion of ephrin-dependent reverse signalling derives from genetic experiments utilizing mice carrying mutations in the intracellular region of ephrinBs. Here we show that EphB4-dependent forward signalling regulates lymphatic valve development, a process previously thought to be regulated by ephrinB2-dependent reverse signalling. We develop antibodies that selectively target EphB4 and ephrinB2. We find that mice bearing genetically altered cytoplasmic region of ephrinB2 have significantly altered EphB4-dependent forward signalling. Selective inhibition of EphB4 using a functional blocking antibody results in defective lymphatic valve development. Furthermore, a chemical genetic approach is used to unequivocally show that the kinase activity of EphB4 is essential for lymphatic valve development.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntibodies, NeutralizingEphrin-B2HumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsLymphatic VesselsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMorphogenesisNIH 3T3 CellsPeptide LibraryPhosphotransferasesProtein EngineeringAntibodies, NeutralizingEFNB2 protein, mouseEphb4 protein, mouseEphrin-B2Peptide LibraryPhosphotransferasesReceptor, EphB4

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PMID25865237
PMCPMC4403310
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