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ArticleStem cell reports2016

Identification of RSK and TTK as Modulators of Blood Vessel Morphogenesis Using an Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Vascular Differentiation Assay.

Lamis Hammoud, Jessica R Adams, Amanda J Loch, Richard C Marcellus, David E Uehling, Ahmed Aman, Christopher Fladd, Trevor D McKee, Christine E B Jo, Rima Al-Awar and 2 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lamis HammoudProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Jessica R AdamsProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Amanda J LochProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Richard C MarcellusDrug Discovery Department, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, ON M5G 0A3, Canada.
David E UehlingDrug Discovery Department, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, ON M5G 0A3, Canada.
Ahmed AmanDrug Discovery Department, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, ON M5G 0A3, Canada.
Christopher FladdSPARC BioCentre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Trevor D McKeeRadiation Medicine Program, STTARR Innovation Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada.
Christine E B JoProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Rima Al-AwarDrug Discovery Department, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, ON M5G 0A3, Canada.
Sean E EganProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Janet RossantProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada. Electronic address: janet.rossant@sickkids.ca.
Hospital for Sick Children · CAOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood vessels are formed through vasculogenesis, followed by remodeling of the endothelial network through angiogenesis. Many events that occur during embryonic vascular development are recapitulated during adult neoangiogenesis, which is critical to tumor growth and metastasis. Current antiangiogenic tumor therapies, based largely on targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor pathway, show limited clinical benefits, thus necessitating the discovery of alternative targets. Here we report the development of a robust embryonic stem cell-based vascular differentiation assay amenable to small-molecule screens to identify novel modulators of angiogenesis. In this context, RSK and TTK were identified as angiogenic modulators. Inhibition of these pathways inhibited angiogenesis in embryoid bodies and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Furthermore, inhibition of RSK and TTK reduced tumor growth, vascular density, and improved survival in an in vivo Lewis lung carcinoma mouse model. Our study suggests that RSK and TTK are potential targets for antiangiogenic therapy, and provides an assay system for further pathway screens.

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Cell DifferentiationAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsBlood VesselsCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug DiscoveryEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleHumansMiceMorphogenesisNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicAngiogenesis InhibitorsCell Cycle ProteinsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesTTK protein, human

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PMID27618721
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