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

Multivalent proteoglycan modulation of FGF mitogenic responses in perivascular cells

(2012) Sabrina Cattaruzza et al.   ANGIOGENESIS

Small GTPase R-Ras Regulates Integrity and Functionality of Tumor Blood Vessels

(2012) Junko Sawada et al.   CANCER CELL

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

Pericytes promote endothelial cell survival through induction of autocrine VEGF-A signaling and Bcl-w expression

(2011) M. Franco et al.   BLOOD

Elusive Identities and Overlapping Phenotypes of Proangiogenic Myeloid Cells in Tumors

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

Permeability of Endothelial and Astrocyte Cocultures: In Vitro Blood–Brain Barrier Models for Drug Delivery Studies

(2010) Guanglei Li et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

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

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

A role for the NG2 proteoglycan in glioma progression

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

Peripheral mural cell recruitment requires cell-autonomous heparan sulfate

(2009) D. Stenzel et al.   BLOOD

Closing the gap between the in-vivo and in-vitro blood–brain barrier tightness

(2009) Katayun Cohen-Kashi Malina et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

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

(2008) M Chekenya et al.   ONCOGENE