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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
The vertebrate circulatory system is composed of arteries and veins. The functional and pathological differences between these vessels have been assumed to reflect physiological differences such as oxygenation and blood pressure. Here we show that ephrin-B2, an Eph family transmembrane ligand, marks arterial but not venous endothelial cells from the onset of angiogenesis. Conversely, Eph-B4, a receptor for ephrin-B2, marks veins but not arteries. ephrin-B2 knockout mice display defects in angiogenesis by both arteries and veins in the capillary networks of the head and yolk sac as well as in myocardial trabeculation. These results provide evidence that differences between arteries and veins are in part genetically determined and suggest that reciprocal signaling between these two types of vessels is crucial for morphogenesis of the capillary beds.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
93
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
741-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Capillaries, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Carotid Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Central Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Embryonic Induction, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Endocardium, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Head, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Heart, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Morphogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Neovascularization, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Veins, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Venules, pubmed-meshheading:9630219-Yolk Sac
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular distinction and angiogenic interaction between embryonic arteries and veins revealed by ephrin-B2 and its receptor Eph-B4.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't