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ArticleScience advances2026

Mechanisms of VEGFR2 activation by VEGF, neuropilin, and heparin.

Lianqi Chen, Zhichen Sun, Jian Qiao, Xiao-Chen Bai, Xuewu Zhang

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Lianqi ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0392-0633
Zhichen SunDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7837-8407
Jian QiaoDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5228-2906
Xiao-Chen BaiDepartment of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4234-5686
Xuewu ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3634-6711

Funding

Transmembrane signaling mechanisms of plexin - SupplementR35GM130289 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Xuewu Zhang · 2019 to 2026
$3.6M
Understanding general principles in receptor tyrosine kinase signaling through structural and functional studiesR35GM156386 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Xiaochen Bai · 2025 to 2026
$1.1M
TCR-antigen foundation model to empower TCR-based diagnostics and therapeuticsR01AI192499 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI David Eric Gerber, Jian Qiao · 2025 to 2026
$1.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI192499NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM130289NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM156386
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor VEGFR are master regulators of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. VEGF activates VEGFR by inducing its dimerization and trans-autophosphorylation. The coreceptor neuropilin (Nrp1 and Nrp2) and heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) modulate VEGF-VEGFR signaling, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here we report a cryo-EM structure of the dimeric mouse VEGF

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HeparinNeuropilin-1NeuropilinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2AnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansMiceModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationSignal TransductionHeparinKdr protein, mouseNeuropilin-1NeuropilinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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PMID42455955
PMCPMC13371918

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