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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nicoli S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3285411 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Developmental cell 20120201 2
Angiogenesis requires coordination of distinct cell behaviors between tip and stalk cells. Although this process is governed by regulatory interactions between the vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf) and Notch signaling pathways, little is known about the potential role of microRNAs. Through deep sequencing and functional screening in zebrafish, we find that miR-221 is essential for angiogenesis. miR-221 knockdown phenocopied defects associated with loss of the tip cell-expressed Flt4 rece ...[more]