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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-16
pubmed:abstractText
We show that a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway controls embryonic migrations of blood cells (hemocytes) in Drosophila. The VEGF receptor homolog is expressed in hemocytes, and three VEGF homologs are expressed along hemocyte migration routes. A receptor mutation arrests progression of blood cell movement. Mutations in Vegf17E or Vegf27Cb have no effect, but simultaneous inactivation of all three Vegf genes phenocopied the receptor mutant, and ectopic expression of Vegf27Cb redirected migration. Genetic experiments indicate that the VEGF pathway functions independently of pathways governing hemocyte homing on apoptotic cells. The results suggest that the Drosophila VEGF pathway guides developmental migrations of blood cells, and we speculate that the ancestral function of VEGF pathways was to guide blood cell movement.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
865-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Biological Evolution, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Blood Vessels, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Endothelial Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Hemocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Lymphokines, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Mutagenesis, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Receptors, Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, pubmed-meshheading:11955438-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental control of blood cell migration by the Drosophila VEGF pathway.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article