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ArticleAngiogenesis2025

Polysialic acid regulates glomerular microvasculature formation by interaction with VEGF-A188 in mice.

Kristina M Niculovic, Manuel M Vicente, Vanessa Wittek, Elina Kats, Iris Albers, Kerstin Flächsig-Schulz, Ulrike Peters-Bernard, Anna-Carina Weiss, Hauke Thiesler, Laura S Dräger and 8 more

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Article in Angiogenesis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Kristina M Niculovic *Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-5678-9509
Manuel M Vicente *Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2961-0801
Vanessa Wittek *Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-2083-5593
Elina KatsInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Iris AlbersInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Kerstin Flächsig-SchulzInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Ulrike Peters-BernardInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Anna-Carina WeissInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Hauke ThieslerInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5561-3988
Laura S DrägerInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-9583-1665
Manuel H TaftInstitute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5853-8629
Anne JörnsInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0176-972X
Hans BakkerInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1364-9154
Herbert HildebrandtInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1044-0881
Martina MühlenhoffInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6070-8241
Birgit WeinholdInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Markus AbelnInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4626-7731
Anja K Münster-KühnelInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. Muenster.Anja@mh-hannover.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0991-7627

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) is a key signalling protein that stimulates blood vessel development and repair. Its tight control is essential for organ development and tissue homeostasis. However, the complex regulatory network for balanced bioavailability of VEGF-A is not fully understood. Here, we assessed the role of the glycocalyx component polysialic acid (polySia) for kidney development and its potential interactions with VEGF-A isoforms, in vitro and in vivo, using mouse models of polySia deficiency. PolySia acts as negative regulator of cell adhesion, but also may interact with extracellular components. In murine kidney, polySia was identified on nephron progenitor and endothelial cell subsets in developing nephrons with declining expression during maturation. Loss of polySia in Ncam

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Kidney GlomerulusMicrovesselsSialic AcidsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAnimalsEndothelial CellsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesNeural Cell Adhesion Moleculespolysialic acidSialic AcidsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Avascular endothelial growth factor A, mouseKidney developmentMicrovasculaturePolysialic acidSialic acidVEGF-A

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PMID40411622
PMCPMC12103385

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