Gicerin/Cd146 is involved in zebrafish cardiovascular development and tumor angiogenesis

Modeling Tumor Angiogenesis in Zebrafish

The process of angiogenesis is essential for tumor progression and metastasis. New pathways have been identified to play a critical role in promoting and regulating blood vessel formation both in embryogenesis and in pathophysiological conditions. These pathways provide potential molecular targets for anti-angiogenic therapies to treat cancer and other vascular diseases. The critical cellular t...

Modeling Tumor Angiogenesis with Zebrafish

HrT is required for cardiovascular development in zebrafish.

The recently identified zebrafish T-box gene hrT is expressed in the developing heart and in the endothelial cells forming the dorsal aorta. Orthologs of hrT are expressed in cardiovascular cells from Drosophila to mouse, suggesting that the function of hrT is evolutionarily conserved. The role of hrT in cardiovascular development, however, has not thus far been determined in any animal model. ...

angiogenesis and tumor

angiogenesis, the process of new blood vessel formation from existing ones, plays an important role in  the physiologic circumstances such as embryonic development, placenta formation, and wound healing. it is also crucial to progress of pathogenic processes of a variety of disorders, including tumor growth and metastasis. in general, angiogenesis process is a multi-factorial and highly structu...

Vegfd modulates both angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis during zebrafish embryonic development.

Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) control angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis during development and in pathological conditions. In the zebrafish trunk, Vegfa controls the formation of intersegmental arteries by primary angiogenesis and Vegfc is essential for secondary angiogenesis, giving rise to veins and lymphatics. Vegfd has been largely thought of as dispensable for vascular devel...