Regulation of blood and lymphatic vascular separation by signaling proteins SLP-76 and Syk.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Lymphatic vessels develop from specialized endothelial cells in preexisting blood vessels, but the molecular signals that regulate this separation are unknown. Here we identify a failure to separate emerging lymphatic vessels from blood vessels in mice lacking the hematopoietic signaling protein SLP-76 or Syk. Blood-lymphatic connections lead to embryonic hemorrhage and arteriovenous shunting. Expression of slp-76 could not be detected in endothelial cells, and blood-filled lymphatics also arose in wild-type mice reconstituted with SLP-76-deficient bone marrow. These studies reveal a hematopoietic signaling pathway required for separation of the two major vascular networks in mammals.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Vessels
- Enzyme Precursors
- Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
- Lymphatic System
- Phosphoproteins
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Signal Transduction