NG2 proteoglycan-dependent recruitment of tumor macrophages promotes pericyte-endothelial cell interactions required for brain tumor vascularization

Tumor-associated macrophages promote cancer stem cell-like properties via transforming growth factor-beta1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma

(2014) Qing-Min Fan et al.   CANCER LETTERS

Tumor-Associated Macrophages: From Mechanisms to Therapy

(2014) Roy Noy et al.   IMMUNITY

NG2 proteoglycan promotes tumor vascularization via integrin-dependent effects on pericyte function

(2013) Weon-Kyoo You et al.   ANGIOGENESIS

NG2/CSPG4-collagen type VI interplays putatively involved in the microenvironmental control of tumour engraftment and local expansion

(2013) S. Cattaruzza et al.   Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Intratumoral macrophages contribute to epithelial-mesenchymal transition in solid tumors

(2012) Anne-Katrine Bonde et al.   BMC CANCER

Accessories to the Crime: Functions of Cells Recruited to the Tumor Microenvironment

(2012) Douglas Hanahan et al.   CANCER CELL

Capillary and arteriolar pericytes attract innate leukocytes exiting through venules and 'instruct' them with pattern-recognition and motility programs

(2012) Konstantin Stark et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Ablation of NG2 Proteoglycan Leads to Deficits in Brown Fat Function and to Adult Onset Obesity

(2012) Yunchao Chang et al.   PLoS One

Collagen VI Ablation Retards Brain Tumor Progression Due to Deficits in Assembly of the Vascular Basal Lamina

(2011) Weon-Kyoo You et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Endothelial Smad4 Maintains Cerebrovascular Integrity by Activating N-Cadherin through Cooperation with Notch

(2011) Fangfei Li et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Reduced inflammation accompanies diminished myelin damage and repair in the NG2 null mouse spinal cord

(2011) Karolina Kucharova et al.   Journal of Neuroinflammation

NG2 expression in glioblastoma identifies an actively proliferating population with an aggressive molecular signature

(2011) M. T. F. Al-Mayhani et al.   NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Phagocytic properties in tumor astrocytes

(2011) Annette Persson et al.   NEUROPATHOLOGY

CSPG4, a potential therapeutic target, facilitates malignant progression of melanoma

(2011) Matthew A. Price et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

A Two-Way Communication between Microglial Cells and Angiogenic Sprouts Regulates Angiogenesis in Aortic Ring Cultures

(2011) Simin F. Rymo et al.   PLoS One

Targeting the NG2/CSPG4 Proteoglycan Retards Tumour Growth and Angiogenesis in Preclinical Models of GBM and Melanoma

(2011) Jian Wang et al.   PLoS One

Elusive Identities and Overlapping Phenotypes of Proangiogenic Myeloid Cells in Tumors

(2010) Seth B. Coffelt et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Macrophage Diversity Enhances Tumor Progression and Metastasis

(2010) Bin-Zhi Qian et al.   CELL

Pericyte deficiencies lead to aberrant tumor vascularizaton in the brain of the NG2 null mouse

(2010) Feng-Ju Huang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

CSPG4 Protein as a New Target for the Antibody-Based Immunotherapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

(2010) Xinhui Wang et al.   JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute

A role for the NG2 proteoglycan in glioma progression

(2010) William B. Stallcup et al.   Cell Adhesion & Migration

Immune cells and angiogenesis

(2009) Domenico Ribatti et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Only in Congenial Soil: The Microenvironment in Brain Tumorigenesis

(2008) Joshua B. Rubin   BRAIN PATHOLOGY

Cancer Immunotherapy Targeting the High Molecular Weight Melanoma-Associated Antigen Protein Results in a Broad Antitumor Response and Reduction of Pericytes in the Tumor Vasculature

(2008) P. C. Maciag et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

FGF2-dependent neovascularization of subcutaneous Matrigel plugs is initiated by bone marrow-derived pericytes and macrophages

(2008) U. Tigges et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Deletion of vascular endothelial growth factor in myeloid cells accelerates tumorigenesis

(2008) Christian Stockmann et al.   NATURE

The progenitor cell marker NG2/MPG promotes chemoresistance by activation of integrin-dependent PI3K/Akt signaling

(2008) M Chekenya et al.   ONCOGENE