Open Access Green as soon as Postprint is submitted to ZB.
A systematic expression analysis implicates Plexin-B2 and its ligand Sema4C in the regulation of the vascular and endocrine system.
Exp. Cell Res. 316, 2477-2486 (2010)
Plexins serve as receptors for semaphorins and play important roles in the developing nervous system. Plexin-B2 controls decisive developmental programs in the neural tube and cerebellum. However, whether Plexin-B2 also regulates biological functions in adult nonneuronal tissues is unknown. Here we show by two methodologically independent approaches that Plexin-B2 is expressed in discrete cell types of several nonneuronal tissues in the adult mouse. In the vasculature, Plexin-B2 is selectively expressed in functionally specialized endothelial cells. In endocrine organs, Plexin-B2 localizes to the pancreatic islets of Langerhans and to both cortex and medulla of the adrenal gland. Plexin-B2 expression is also detected in certain types of immune and epithelial cells. In addition, we report on a systematic comparison of the expression patterns of Plexin-B2 and its ligand Sema4C, which show complementarity or overlap in some but not all tissues. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Plexin-B2 and its family member Plexin-B1 display largely nonredundant expression patterns. This work establishes Plexin-B2 and Sema4C as potential regulators of the vascular and endocrine system and provides an anatomical basis to understand the biological functions of this ligand-receptor pair.
Impact Factor
Scopus SNIP
Web of Science
Times Cited
Times Cited
Scopus
Cited By
Cited By
Altmetric
3.589
1.180
15
29
Annotations
Special Publikation
Hide on homepage
Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Plexin; Semaphorin; Plexin-B1; Plexin-B2; Sema4C; Sema4D
Language
english
Publication Year
2010
HGF-reported in Year
2010
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1090-2422
e-ISSN
0014-4827
Journal
Experimental Cell Research
Quellenangaben
Volume: 316,
Issue: 15,
Pages: 2477-2486
Publisher
Academic Press
Publishing Place
Orlando, Fla.
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)
POF-Topic(s)
30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
Research field(s)
Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP Element(s)
G-500500-001
Scopus ID
77955052335
PubMed ID
20478304
Erfassungsdatum
2010-09-02