TY  - JOUR
TI  - Vascular cell-matrix adhesion in development and cancer
AU  - Arapatzi, Christina
AU  - Rouni, Georgia
AU  - Kostourou, Vassiliki
T2  - The International Journal of Developmental Biology
AB  - The development and homeostasis of vertebrate organisms depend on the “tree of life”, in other words, the intricate network of vascular tubes composed of endothelial cells attached to the basement membrane and surrounded by perivascular cells. Although many studies have revealed the fundamental role of cytokines, growth factors and Notch signalling in vascular morphogenesis, we still lack sufficient understanding of the molecular mechanisms controlling the various steps of the angiogenic processes. Emerging data highlight that cell adhesions are key players in vascular morphogenesis. In this review, we focus on endothelial cells and we present the current state of knowledge regarding the role of cell-matrix adhesions in developmental and tumour angiogenesis, attained mainly from genetic studies and animal models.
PY  - 2022
DO  - 10.1387/ijdb.210204vk
VL  - 66
IS  - 1-2-3
SP  - 103
EP  - 113
J2  - Int. J. Dev. Biol.
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-6282
SN  - 1696-3547
UR  - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/210204vk
Y2  - 2024/05/02/14:22:56
ER  -