Regulation of vascular morphogenesis by Notch signaling

Genes and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2511-2524

  Roca, Cristina ^a   Adams, Ralf H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Dll4; Endothelial cell; Notch; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

DELTA LIKE 4 PROTEIN; JAGGED1; NOTCH RECEPTOR; NOTCH3 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CADASIL; CANCER MODEL; CANCER THERAPY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL SPECIFICITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FISH; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VEIN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MORPHOGENESIS; NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

METAZOA; MUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 35349012675     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1589207     Document Type: Review

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