Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Endothelial cell cycle state determines propensity for arterial-venous fate

  • Nicholas W. Chavkin,
  • Gael Genet,
  • Mathilde Poulet,
  • Erin D. Jeffery,
  • Corina Marziano,
  • Nafiisha Genet,
  • Hema Vasavada,
  • Elizabeth A. Nelson,
  • Bipul R. Acharya,
  • Anupreet Kour,
  • Jordon Aragon,
  • Stephanie P. McDonnell,
  • Mahalia Huba,
  • Gloria M. Sheynkman,
  • Kenneth Walsh,
  • Karen K. Hirschi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33324-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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During blood vessel development, endothelial cells become specified toward arterial or venous fates. Chavkin et al find that distinct endothelial cell cycle states provide windows of opportunity for the molecular induction of arterial or venous fate.