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ArticleImmunity2023

Mechanotransduction via endothelial adhesion molecule CD31 initiates transmigration and reveals a role for VEGFR2 in diapedesis.

Tao Fu, David P Sullivan, Annette M Gonzalez, Maureen E Haynes, Prarthana J Dalal, Nakisha S Rutledge, Abigail L Tierney, Julia A Yescas, Evan W Weber, William A Muller

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Article in Immunity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tao FuDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
David P SullivanDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Annette M GonzalezDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Maureen E HaynesDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Prarthana J DalalDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Nakisha S RutledgeDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abigail L TierneyDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Julia A YescasDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Evan W WeberDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
William A MullerDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: wamuller@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LEONIDAS C. PLATANIAS · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
TWO NOVEL VASCULAR ADHESION MOLECULES: PECAM AND HEC-1R01HL046849 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI MULLER, WILLIAM A · 1991 to 2019
$6.7M
Transendothelial Migration of Leukocytes: Developing New Paradigms in Health and DiseaseR35HL155652 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI William A Muller · 2021 to 2026
$5.1M
PECAM-INDEPENDENT TRANSENDOTHELIAL MIGRATIONR01HL064774 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV · PI MULLER, WILLIAM A · 2000 to 2020
$3.3M
Defining the Role of IQGAP1 in Leukocyte Transmigration in vitro and in vivoF30HL134202 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI DALAL, PRARTHANA · 2016 to 2020
$220k
The Role of CD99L2 in Leukocyte Transendothelial Migration in vitro and in vivoF31HL131355 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI RUTLEDGE, NAKISHA · 2016 to 2020
$179k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NHLBI NIH HHS F30 HL134202NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL131355NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL046849NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL064774NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL155652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engagement of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (PECAM, PECAM-1, CD31) on the leukocyte pseudopod with PECAM at the endothelial cell border initiates transendothelial migration (TEM, diapedesis). We show, using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), that physical traction on endothelial PECAM during TEM initiated the endothelial signaling pathway. In this role, endothelial PECAM acted as part of a mechanotransduction complex with VE-cadherin and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), and this predicted that VEGFR2 was required for efficient TEM. We show that TEM required both VEGFR2 and the ability of its Y1175 to be phosphorylated, but not VEGF or VEGFR2 endogenous kinase activity. Using inducible endothelial-specific VEGFR2-deficient mice, we show in three mouse models of inflammation that the absence of endothelial VEGFR2 significantly (by ≥75%) reduced neutrophil extravasation by selectively blocking diapedesis. These findings provide a more complete understanding of the process of transmigration and identify several potential anti-inflammatory targets.

Indexed as

Transendothelial and Transepithelial MigrationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2AnimalsCell AdhesionCell MovementEndothelium, VascularMechanotransduction, CellularMicePlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AKdr protein, mousePecam1 protein, mousePlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2endothelial cellinflammationinflammatory signalingleukocytemechanotransductionmonocyteneutrophilPECAMtransmigrationVEGFR2

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PMID37643615
PMCPMC11670454
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