Connexins in lymphatic vessel physiology and disease

The distribution and functional properties of Pelizaeus–Merzbacher-like disease-linked Cx47 mutations on Cx47/Cx47 homotypic and Cx47/Cx43 heterotypic gap junctions

(2013) Mi Seong Kim et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Regulation of cardiovascular connexins by mechanical forces and junctions

(2013) Merlijn J. Meens et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Lymphatic Vessels Are Essential for the Removal of Cholesterol from Peripheral Tissues by SR-BI-Mediated Transport of HDL

(2013) Hwee Ying Lim et al.   Cell Metabolism

A novel mutation inGJA1causing oculodentodigital syndrome and primary lymphoedema in a three generation family

(2013) G Brice et al.   CLINICAL GENETICS

Planar Cell Polarity Protein Celsr1 Regulates Endothelial Adherens Junctions and Directed Cell Rearrangements during Valve Morphogenesis

(2013) Florence Tatin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Lymphatic vasculature mediates macrophage reverse cholesterol transport in mice

(2013) Catherine Martel et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Immune cells control skin lymphatic electrolyte homeostasis and blood pressure

(2013) Helge Wiig et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Connexin47 Protein Phosphorylation and Stability in Oligodendrocytes Depend on Expression of Connexin43 Protein in Astrocytes

(2013) D. May et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Genetic removal of basal nitric oxide enhances contractile activity in isolated murine collecting lymphatic vessels

(2013) Joshua P. Scallan et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

The Liver Connexin32 Interactome Is a Novel Plasma Membrane-Mitochondrial Signaling Nexus

(2013) Stephanie L. Fowler et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Insights into the Pathogenesis of Disease in Human Lymphatic Filariasis

(2013) Thomas B. Nutman   Lymphatic Research and Biology

Connexin diversity in the heart: insights from transgenic mouse models

(2013) Sander Verheule et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

Connexin-based intercellular communication and astrocyte heterogeneity

(2012) Martin Theis et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Connexin 47 Mutations Increase Risk for Secondary Lymphedema Following Breast Cancer Treatment

(2012) D. N. Finegold et al.   CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH

Cardiac connexins, mutations and arrhythmias

(2012) Mario Delmar et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY

Mechanotransduction, PROX1, and FOXC2 Cooperate to Control Connexin37 and Calcineurin during Lymphatic-Valve Formation

(2012) Amélie Sabine et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Shear stress modulates the expression of the atheroprotective protein Cx37 in endothelial cells

(2012) Anna Pfenniger et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

The complex world of WNT receptor signalling

(2012) Christof Niehrs   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Connexin and pannexin as modulators of myocardial injury

(2011) Antonio Rodríguez-Sinovas et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Renal connexins and blood pressure

(2011) Armin Kurtz   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

The connexin43 carboxyl terminus and cardiac gap junction organization

(2011) Joseph A. Palatinus et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Interaction between nitric oxide signaling and gap junctions: Effects on vascular function

(2011) R.C. Looft-Wilson et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Connexin37 and Connexin43 deficiencies in mice disrupt lymphatic valve development and result in lymphatic disorders including lymphedema and chylothorax

(2011) John D. Kanady et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Lymphatic vascular morphogenesis in development, physiology, and disease

(2011) Stefan Schulte-Merker et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Rapid identification of mutations in GJC2 in primary lymphoedema using whole exome sequencing combined with linkage analysis with delineation of the phenotype

(2011) P. Ostergaard et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS

The lymphatic vasculature in disease

(2011) Kari Alitalo   NATURE MEDICINE

Interaction of tumor cells and lymphatic vessels in cancer progression

(2011) A Alitalo et al.   ONCOGENE

Connexins: Key Mediators of Endocrine Function

(2011) Domenico Bosco et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

GJC2 Missense Mutations Cause Human Lymphedema

(2010) Robert E. Ferrell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Mechanisms of chylomicron uptake into lacteals

(2010) J. Brandon Dixon   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Gap Junction Protein Cx37 Interacts With Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Endothelial Cells

(2010) Anna Pfenniger et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Mutations in connexin genes and disease

(2010) Anna Pfenniger et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Pelizaeus–Merzbacher-like disease is caused not only by a loss of connexin47 function but also by a hemichannel dysfunction

(2010) Simone Diekmann et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Integrin-α9 Is Required for Fibronectin Matrix Assembly during Lymphatic Valve Morphogenesis

(2009) Eleni Bazigou et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

GJA1mutations, variants, and connexin 43 dysfunction as it relates to the oculodentodigital dysplasia phenotype

(2009) William A. Paznekas et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

FOXC2 controls formation and maturation of lymphatic collecting vessels through cooperation with NFATc1

(2009) Camilla Norrmén et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

HGF and MET Mutations in Primary and Secondary Lymphedema

(2009) David N. Finegold et al.   Lymphatic Research and Biology

Contractile Physiology of Lymphatics

(2009) David C. Zawieja   Lymphatic Research and Biology

Connexin-Caused Genetic Diseases and Corresponding Mouse Models

(2008) Radoslaw Dobrowolski et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Transcriptional profiling of VEGF-A and VEGF-C target genes in lymphatic endothelium reveals endothelial-specific molecule-1 as a novel mediator of lymphangiogenesis

(2008) J. W. Shin et al.   BLOOD

The Lymphatic System in Health and Disease

(2008) Leah N. Cueni et al.   Lymphatic Research and Biology