Published online before print April 6, 2006, doi: 10.1161/01.RES.0000220650.26555.1d
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© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.
Integrative Physiology |
Gene Expression Profile Signatures Indicate a Role for Wnt Signaling in Endothelial Commitment From Embryonic Stem Cells
From the Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center (H.W., P.C.C., Y.W., R.R., X.P., M.M., V.B., C. Patterson) and Departments of Medicine (C. Patterson), Biology (V.B.), and Genetics (C. Perou), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute (M.B.-K., J.S.R.), Bethesda, Md.
Correspondence to Cam Patterson, MD, Director, Division of Cardiology and Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center, 8200 Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7126. E-mail cpatters{at}med.unc.edu
We have used global gene expression analysis to establish a comprehensive list of candidate genes in the developing vasculature during embryonic (ES) cell differentiation in vitro. A large set of genes, including growth factors, cell surface molecules, transcriptional factors, and members of several signal transduction pathways that are known to be involved in vasculogenesis or angiogenesis, were found to have expression patterns as expected. Some unknown or functionally uncharacterized genes were differentially regulated in flk1+ cells compared with flk1– cells, suggesting possible roles for these genes in vascular commitment. Particularly, multiple components of the Wnt signaling pathway were differentially regulated in flk1+ cells, including Wnt proteins, their receptors, downstream transcriptional factors, and other components belonging to this pathway. Activation of the Wnt signal was able to expand vascular progenitor populations whereas suppression of Wnt activity reduced flk1+ populations. Suppression of Wnt signaling also inhibited the formation of matured vascular capillary-like structures during late stages of embryoid body differentiation. These data indicate a requisite and ongoing role for Wnt activity during vascular development, and the gene expression profiles identify candidate components of this pathway that participate in vascular cell differentiation.
Key Words: hemangioblast • angiogenesis • microarray • signaling
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