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ArticleNature communications2016

Glycolytic regulation of cell rearrangement in angiogenesis.

Bert Cruys, Brian W Wong, Anna Kuchnio, Dries Verdegem, Anna Rita Cantelmo, Lena-Christin Conradi, Saar Vandekeere, Ann Bouché, Ivo Cornelissen, Stefan Vinckier and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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106citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

106 citing papers in PubMed, 166 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Bert CruysDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Brian W WongDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Anna KuchnioDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Dries VerdegemDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Anna Rita CantelmoDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Lena-Christin ConradiDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Saar VandekeereDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Ann BouchéDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Ivo CornelissenDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Stefan VinckierDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Roeland M H MerksLife Sciences Group, Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica, Science Park 123, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Elisabetta DejanaDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
Holger GerhardtDepartment of Oncology, Vascular Patterning Laboratory, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Mieke DewerchinDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Katie BentleyDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
Peter CarmelietDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 912, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BEUppsala University · SECentrum Wiskunde & Informatica · NL

Funding

European Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During vessel sprouting, endothelial cells (ECs) dynamically rearrange positions in the sprout to compete for the tip position. We recently identified a key role for the glycolytic activator PFKFB3 in vessel sprouting by regulating cytoskeleton remodelling, migration and tip cell competitiveness. It is, however, unknown how glycolysis regulates EC rearrangement during vessel sprouting. Here we report that computational simulations, validated by experimentation, predict that glycolytic production of ATP drives EC rearrangement by promoting filopodia formation and reducing intercellular adhesion. Notably, the simulations correctly predicted that blocking PFKFB3 normalizes the disturbed EC rearrangement in high VEGF conditions, as occurs during pathological angiogenesis. This interdisciplinary study integrates EC metabolism in vessel sprouting, yielding mechanistic insight in the control of vessel sprouting by glycolysis, and suggesting anti-glycolytic therapy for vessel normalization in cancer and non-malignant diseases.

Indexed as

GlycolysisNeovascularization, PhysiologicAdenosine TriphosphateAntigens, CDCadherin 5CadherinsComputer SimulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIndolesModels, BiologicalPhosphofructokinase-2PseudopodiaPyridinesPyrroles3-(3-pyridinyl)-1-(4-pyridinyl)-2-propen-1-oneAdenosine TriphosphateAntigens, CDCadherin 5CadherinsIndolesPhosphofructokinase-2PyridinesPyrrolesSemaxinibVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID27436424
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