EphrinB2-EphB4 signalling provides Rho-mediated homeostatic control of lymphatic endothelial cell junction integrity
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EphrinB2-EphB4 signalling provides Rho-mediated homeostatic control of lymphatic endothelial cell junction integrity. / Frye, Maike; Stritt, Simon; Ortsäter, Henrik; Hernandez Vasquez, Magda; Kaakinen, Mika; Vicente, Andres; Wiseman, John; Eklund, Lauri; Martínez-Torrecuadrada, Jorge L; Vestweber, Dietmar; Mäkinen, Taija.
in: ELIFE, Jahrgang 9, 08.09.2020.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - EphrinB2-EphB4 signalling provides Rho-mediated homeostatic control of lymphatic endothelial cell junction integrity
AU - Frye, Maike
AU - Stritt, Simon
AU - Ortsäter, Henrik
AU - Hernandez Vasquez, Magda
AU - Kaakinen, Mika
AU - Vicente, Andres
AU - Wiseman, John
AU - Eklund, Lauri
AU - Martínez-Torrecuadrada, Jorge L
AU - Vestweber, Dietmar
AU - Mäkinen, Taija
N1 - © 2020, Frye et al.
PY - 2020/9/8
Y1 - 2020/9/8
N2 - Endothelial integrity is vital for homeostasis and adjusted to tissue demands. Although fluid uptake by lymphatic capillaries is a critical attribute of the lymphatic vasculature, the barrier function of collecting lymphatic vessels is also important by ensuring efficient fluid drainage as well as lymph node delivery of antigens and immune cells. Here, we identified the transmembrane ligand EphrinB2 and its receptor EphB4 as critical homeostatic regulators of collecting lymphatic vessel integrity. Conditional gene deletion in mice revealed that EphrinB2/EphB4 signalling is dispensable for blood endothelial barrier function, but required for stabilization of lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) junctions in different organs of juvenile and adult mice. Studies in primary human LECs further showed that basal EphrinB2/EphB4 signalling controls junctional localisation of the tight junction protein CLDN5 and junction stability via Rac1/Rho-mediated regulation of cytoskeletal contractility. EphrinB2/EphB4 signalling therefore provides a potential therapeutic target to selectively modulate lymphatic vessel permeability and function.
AB - Endothelial integrity is vital for homeostasis and adjusted to tissue demands. Although fluid uptake by lymphatic capillaries is a critical attribute of the lymphatic vasculature, the barrier function of collecting lymphatic vessels is also important by ensuring efficient fluid drainage as well as lymph node delivery of antigens and immune cells. Here, we identified the transmembrane ligand EphrinB2 and its receptor EphB4 as critical homeostatic regulators of collecting lymphatic vessel integrity. Conditional gene deletion in mice revealed that EphrinB2/EphB4 signalling is dispensable for blood endothelial barrier function, but required for stabilization of lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) junctions in different organs of juvenile and adult mice. Studies in primary human LECs further showed that basal EphrinB2/EphB4 signalling controls junctional localisation of the tight junction protein CLDN5 and junction stability via Rac1/Rho-mediated regulation of cytoskeletal contractility. EphrinB2/EphB4 signalling therefore provides a potential therapeutic target to selectively modulate lymphatic vessel permeability and function.
U2 - 10.7554/eLife.57732
DO - 10.7554/eLife.57732
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 32897857
VL - 9
JO - ELIFE
JF - ELIFE
SN - 2050-084X
ER -