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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 163, Issue 6, Pages 1303-1311Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200305147
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vascular progenitor cells; endothelial development; tight junction; claudin-5; SB-431542
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Recent findings have shown that embryonic vascular progenitor cells are capable of differentiating into mural and endothelial cells. However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate their differentiation, proliferation, and endothelial sheet formation remain to be elucidated. Here, we show that members of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta superfamily play important roles during differentiation of vascular progenitor cells derived from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and from 8.5-days postcoitum embryos. TGF-beta and activin inhibited proliferation and sheet formation of endothelial cells. Interestingly, SB-431542, a synthetic molecule that inhibits the kinases of receptors for TGF-beta and activin, facilitated proliferation and sheet formation of ESC-derived endothelial cells. Moreover, SB-431542 up-regulated the expression of claudin-5, an endothelial specific component of tight junctions. These results suggest that endogenous TGF-beta/activin signals play important roles in regulating vascular growth and permeability.
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