T1α/podoplanin is essential for capillary morphogenesis in lymphatic endothelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Navarro, Angels ^a   Perez, Ricardo E ^a   Rezaiekhaligh, Mo ^a   Mabry, Sherry M ^a   Ekekezie, Ikechukwu I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

GTPases; Lymphatics; Lymphedema; Matrigel; Rac1; RhoA

Indexed keywords

EZRIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; MATRIGEL; MOESIN; PODOPLANIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; RAC1 INHIBITOR; RAC1 PROTEIN; RADIXIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PDPN PROTEIN, HUMAN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LUNG CAPILLARY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TISSUE PERFUSION; VASCULARIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; CAPILLARY; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CAPILLARIES; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; LUNG; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROCIRCULATION; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RNA; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 56149111087     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.90262.2008     Document Type: Article

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