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Stepwise arteriovenous fate acquisition during mammalian vasculogenesis.
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PMID:  21793101     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Arteriovenous (AV) differentiation is a critical step during blood vessel formation and stabilization. Defects in arterial or venous fate lead to inappropriate fusion of vessels, resulting in damaging arteriovenous shunts. While many studies have unraveled the molecular underpinnings that drive AV fate, surprisingly, the spatiotemporal emergence of arteries and veins in mammalian embryos remains unknown. Here, we examine artery and vein specification and differentiation during vasculogenesis. We show that the first intraembryonic vessels formed are arteries, which differentiate in a stepwise manner. By contrast, veins emerge later, progressively forming after embryonic turning. In addition, we demonstrate that hemodynamic flow is not required for arterial specification, but is required for maintenance of select arterial markers. Together, our results provide a first spatiotemporal analysis of mammalian AV cell fate establishment and anatomy, as well as a delineation of a molecular toolkit for analysis of arteries and veins during early vessel development. Developmental Dynamics, 2011. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors:
Diana C Chong; Yeon Koo; Ke Xu; Stephen Fu; Ondine Cleaver
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-7-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1097-0177     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jul 
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Created Date:  2011-7-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9201927     Medline TA:  Dev Dyn     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
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