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ArticleThe EMBO journal2017

Endothelial basement membrane laminin 511 is essential for shear stress response.

Jacopo Di Russo, Anna-Liisa Luik, Lema Yousif, Sigmund Budny, Hans Oberleithner, Verena Hofschröer, Juergen Klingauf, Ed van Bavel, Erik Ntp Bakker, Per Hellstrand and 5 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Jacopo Di RussoInstitute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6731-9612
Anna-Liisa LuikInstitute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0389-5850
Lema YousifInstitute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Sigmund BudnyInstitute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Hans OberleithnerCells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Verena HofschröerCells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Juergen KlingaufCells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Ed van BavelBiomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Erik Ntp BakkerBiomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Per HellstrandDepartment of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Anirban BhattachariyaDepartment of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Sebastian AlbinssonDepartment of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Frederic PincetLaboratoire de Physique Statistique, École Normale Superieure - PSL Research University, Paris, France.
Rupert HallmannInstitute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Lydia M SorokinInstitute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany sorokin@uni-muenster.de.ORCID 0000-0001-7704-7921
Augenstern · DELund University · SEUniversity of Amsterdam · NLCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shear detection and mechanotransduction by arterial endothelium requires junctional complexes containing PECAM-1 and VE-cadherin, as well as firm anchorage to the underlying basement membrane. While considerable information is available for junctional complexes in these processes, gained largely from in vitro studies, little is known about the contribution of the endothelial basement membrane. Using resistance artery explants, we show that the integral endothelial basement membrane component, laminin 511 (laminin α5), is central to shear detection and mechanotransduction and its elimination at this site results in ablation of dilation in response to increased shear stress. Loss of endothelial laminin 511 correlates with reduced cortical stiffness of arterial endothelium in vivo, smaller integrin β1-positive/vinculin-positive focal adhesions, and reduced junctional association of actin-myosin II In vitro assays reveal that β1 integrin-mediated interaction with laminin 511 results in high strengths of adhesion, which promotes p120 catenin association with VE-cadherin, stabilizing it at cell junctions and increasing cell-cell adhesion strength. This highlights the importance of endothelial laminin 511 in shear response in the physiologically relevant context of resistance arteries.

Indexed as

Stress, MechanicalStress, PhysiologicalAnimalsBasement MembraneCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHumansLamininMiceMice, KnockoutLamininlaminin 10endothelial cellsfocal adhesionslaminin 511shear stressVE‐cadherin

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PMID27940654
PMCPMC5239996
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