T1α/podoplanin deficiency disrupts normal lymphatic vasculature formation and causes lymphedema
Vivien Schacht,Maria I. Ramirez,Young-Kwon Hong,Satoshi Hirakawa,Dian Feng,Natasha L. Harvey,Mary C. Williams,Ann M. Dvorak,Harold F. Dvorak,Guillermo Oliver,Michael Detmar +10 more
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Data identify T1α/podoplanin as a novel critical player that regulates different key aspects of lymphatic vasculature formation as well as small interfering RNA‐mediated inhibition of T1 α/Podoplanin expression decreased lymphatic endothelial cell adhesion.Abstract:
Within the vascular system, the mucin‐type transmembrane glycoprotein T1α/podoplanin is predominantly expressed by lymphatic endothelium, and recent studies have shown that it is regulated by the lymphatic‐specific homeobox gene Prox1 . In this study, we examined the role of T1α/podoplanin in vascular development and the effects of gene disruption in mice. T1α/podoplanin is first expressed at around E11.0 in Prox1‐positive lymphatic progenitor cells, with predominant localization in the luminal plasma membrane of lymphatic endothelial cells during later development. T1 α/ podoplanin−/− mice die at birth due to respiratory failure and have defects in lymphatic, but not blood vessel pattern formation. These defects are associated with diminished lymphatic transport, congenital lymphedema and dilation of lymphatic vessels. T1α/podoplanin is also expressed in the basal epidermis of newborn wild‐type mice, but gene disruption did not alter epidermal differentiation. Studies in cultured endothelial cells indicate that T1α/podoplanin promotes cell adhesion, migration and tube formation, whereas small interfering RNA‐mediated inhibition of T1α/podoplanin expression decreased lymphatic endothelial cell adhesion. These data identify T1α/podoplanin as a novel critical player that regulates different key aspects of lymphatic vasculature formation.read more
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