The University of Queensland

An E-cadherin-actin clutch translates the mechanical force of cortical flow for cell-cell contact to inhibit epithelial cell locomotion

Noordstra, Ivar, Hermoso, Mario Díez, Schimmel, Lilian, Bonfim-Melo, Alexis, Currin-Ross, Denni, Duong, Cao Nguyen, Kalappurakkal, Joseph Mathew, Morris, Richard G., Vestweber, Dietmar, Mayor, Satyajit, Gordon, Emma, Roca-Cusachs, Pere and Yap, Alpha S. (2023). An E-cadherin-actin clutch translates the mechanical force of cortical flow for cell-cell contact to inhibit epithelial cell locomotion. Developmental Cell. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.011

Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release

Labzin, Larisa I., Chew, Keng Yih, Eschke, Kathrin, Wang, Xiaohui, Esposito, Tyron, Stocks, Claudia J., Rae, James, Patrick, Ralph, Mostafavi, Helen, Hill, Brittany, Yordanov, Teodor E., Holley, Caroline L., Emming, Stefan, Fritzlar, Svenja, Mordant, Francesca L., Steinfort, Daniel P., Subbarao, Kanta, Nefzger, Christian M., Lagendijk, Anne K., Gordon, Emma J., Parton, Robert G., Short, Kirsty R., Londrigan, Sarah L. and Schroder, Kate (2023). Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release. Science Signaling, 16 (782), eabq1366. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.abq1366

Tyrosine-protein kinase Yes controls endothelial junctional plasticity and barrier integrity by regulating VE-cadherin phosphorylation and endocytosis

Jin, Yi, Ding, Yindi, Richards, Mark, Kaakinen, Mika, Giese, Wolfgang, Baumann, Elisabeth, Szymborska, Anna, Rosa, André, Nordling, Sofia, Schimmel, Lilian, Akmeriç, Emir Bora, Pena, Andreia, Nwadozi, Emmanuel, Jamalpour, Maria, Holstein, Katrin, Sáinz-Jaspeado, Miguel, Bernabeu, Miguel O., Welsh, Michael, Gordon, Emma, Franco, Claudio A., Vestweber, Dietmar, Eklund, Lauri, Gerhardt, Holger and Claesson-Welsh, Lena (2022). Tyrosine-protein kinase Yes controls endothelial junctional plasticity and barrier integrity by regulating VE-cadherin phosphorylation and endocytosis. Nature Cardiovascular Research, 1 (12), 1156-1173+. doi: 10.1038/s44161-022-00172-z

Endothelial cells are not productively infected by SARS‐CoV‐2

Schimmel, Lilian, Chew, Keng Yih, Stocks, Claudia J., Yordanov, Teodor E., Essebier, Patricia, Kulasinghe, Arutha, Monkman, James, Santos Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro, Cooper, Caroline, Noronha, Lucia, Schroder, Kate, Lagendijk, Anne Karine, Labzin, Larisa I., Short, Kirsty R. and Gordon, Emma J. (2021). Endothelial cells are not productively infected by SARS‐CoV‐2. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 10 (10) e1350, e1350. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1350

Endothelial junctional membrane protrusions serve as hotspots for neutrophil transmigration

Arts, Janine J. G., Mahlandt, Eike K., Grönloh, Max, Schimmel, Lilian, Noordstra, Ivar, Gordon, Emma, van Steen, Abraham C.I., Tol, Simon, Walzog, Barbara, van Rijssel, Jos, Nolte, Martijn A., Postma, Marten, Khuon, Satya, Heddleston, John M., Wait, Eric, Chew, Teng Leong, Winter, Mark, Montanez, Eloi, Goedhart, Joachim and van Buul, Jaap D. (2021). Endothelial junctional membrane protrusions serve as hotspots for neutrophil transmigration. eLife, 10 e66074. doi: 10.7554/elife.66074

Defective NET clearance contributes to sustained FXII activation in COVID-19-associated pulmonary thrombo-inflammation

Englert, Hanna, Rangaswamy, Chandini, Deppermann, Carsten, Sperhake, Jan-Peter, Krisp, Christoph, Schreier, Danny, Gordon, Emma, Konrath, Sandra, Haddad, Munif, Pula, Giordano, Mailer, Reiner K, Schlüter, Hartmut, Kluge, Stefan, Langer, Florian, Püschel, Klaus, Panousis, Kosta, Stavrou, Evi X, Maas, Coen, Renné, Thomas and Frye, Maike (2021). Defective NET clearance contributes to sustained FXII activation in COVID-19-associated pulmonary thrombo-inflammation. EBioMedicine, 67 103382, 103382. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103382

Endothelial cell orientation and polarity are controlled by shear stress and VEGF through distinct signaling pathways

Vion, Anne-Clémence, Perovic, Tijana, Petit, Charlie, Hollfinger, Irene, Bartels-Klein, Eireen, Frampton, Emmanuelle, Gordon, Emma, Claesson-Welsh, Lena and Gerhardt, Holger (2021). Endothelial cell orientation and polarity are controlled by shear stress and VEGF through distinct signaling pathways. Frontiers in Physiology, 11 623769, 623769. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.623769

RIPK1 expression associates with inflammation in early atherosclerosis in humans and can be therapeutically silenced to reduce NF-κB activation and atherogenesis in mice

Karunakaran, Denuja, Nguyen, My-Anh, Geoffrion, Michele, Vreeken, Dianne, Lister, Zachary, Cheng, Henry S., Otte, Nicola, Essebier, Patricia, Wyatt, Hailey, Kandiah, Joshua W., Jung, Richard, Alenghat, Francis J., Mompeon, Ana, Lee, Richard, Pan, Calvin, Gordon, Emma, Rasheed, Adil, Lusis, Aldons J., Liu, Peter, Matic, Ljubica Perisic, Hedin, Ulf, Fish, Jason E., Guo, Liang, Kolodgie, Frank, Virmani, Renu, van Gils, Janine M. and Rayner, Katey J. (2021). RIPK1 expression associates with inflammation in early atherosclerosis in humans and can be therapeutically silenced to reduce NF-κB activation and atherogenesis in mice. Circulation, 143 (2) CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038379, 163-177. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038379

The importance of mechanical forces for in vitro endothelial cell biology

Gordon, Emma, Schimmel, Lilian and Frye, Maike (2020). The importance of mechanical forces for in vitro endothelial cell biology. Frontiers in Physiology, 11 684, 684. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00684

MAFB modulates the maturation of lymphatic vascular networks in mice

Rondon‐Galeano, Maria, Skoczylas, Renae, Bower, Neil I., Simons, Cas, Gordon, Emma, Francois, Mathias, Koltowska, Katarzyna and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2020). MAFB modulates the maturation of lymphatic vascular networks in mice. Developmental Dynamics, 249 (10) dvdy.209, 1201-1216. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.209

Vascular permeability in retinopathy is regulated by VEGFR2 Y949 signaling to VE-cadherin

Smith, Ross O., Ninchoji, Takeshi, Gordon, Emma, André, Helder, Dejana, Elisabetta, Vestweber, Dietmar, Kvanta, Anders and Claesson-Welsh, Lena (2020). Vascular permeability in retinopathy is regulated by VEGFR2 Y949 signaling to VE-cadherin. eLife, 9 e54056. doi: 10.7554/eLife.54056

c-Src controls stability of sprouting blood vessels in the developing retina independently of cell-cell adhesion through focal adhesion assembly

Schimmel, Lilian, Fukuhara, Daisuke, Richards, Mark, Jin, Yi, Essebier, Patricia, Frampton, Emmanuelle, Hedlund, Marie, Dejana, Elisabetta, Claesson-Welsh, Lena and Gordon, Emma (2020). c-Src controls stability of sprouting blood vessels in the developing retina independently of cell-cell adhesion through focal adhesion assembly. Development, 147 (7) 185405, dev.185405. doi: 10.1242/dev.185405

The precise molecular signals that control endothelial cell–cell adhesion within the vessel wall

Schimmel, Lilian and Gordon, Emma (2018). The precise molecular signals that control endothelial cell–cell adhesion within the vessel wall. Biochemical Society Transactions, 46 (6), 1673-1680. doi: 10.1042/bst20180377

Shear stress and VE-cadherin

Caolo, Vincenza, Peacock, Hanna M., Kasaai, Bahar, Swennen, Geertje, Gordon, Emma, Claesson-Welsh, Lena, Post, Mark J., Verhamme, Peter and Jones, Elizabeth A. V. (2018). Shear stress and VE-cadherin. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 38 (9), 2174-2183. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.310823

Mechanisms and regulation of endothelial VEGF receptor signalling

Simons, Michael, Gordon, Emma and Claesson-Welsh, Lena (2016). Mechanisms and regulation of endothelial VEGF receptor signalling. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 17 (10), 611-625. doi: 10.1038/nrm.2016.87

The endothelial adaptor molecule TSAd is required for VEGF-induced angiogenic sprouting through junctional c-Src activation

Gordon, Emma J., Fukuhara, Daisuke, Westrom, Simone, Padhan, Narendra, Sjostrom, Elisabet O., van Meeteren, Laurens, He, Liqun, Orsenigo, Fabrizio, Dejana, Elisabetta, Bentley, Katie, Spurkland, Anne and Claesson-Welsh, Lena (2016). The endothelial adaptor molecule TSAd is required for VEGF-induced angiogenic sprouting through junctional c-Src activation. Science Signaling, 9 (437) ra72, ra72-ra72. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.aad9256

Novel affinity binders for neutralization of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling

Fleetwood, Filippa, Guler, Rezan, Gordon, Emma, Stahl, Stefan, Claesson-Welsh, Lena and Lofblom, John (2016). Novel affinity binders for neutralization of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 73 (8), 1671-1683. doi: 10.1007/s00018-015-2088-7

VEGFR2 pY949 signalling regulates adherens junction integrity and metastatic spread

Li, Xiujuan, Padhan, Narendra, Sjostrom, Elisabet O., Roche, Francis P., Testini, Chiara, Honkura, Naoki, Sainz-Jaspeado, Miguel, Gordon, Emma, Bentley, Katie, Philippides, Andrew, Tolmachev, Vladimir, Dejana, Elisabetta, Stan, Radu V., Vestweber, Dietmar, Ballmer-Hofer, Kurt, Betsholtz, Christer, Pietras, Kristian, Jansson, Leif and Claesson-Welsh, Lena (2016). VEGFR2 pY949 signalling regulates adherens junction integrity and metastatic spread. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 11017. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11017

Alk1 and Alk5 inhibition by Nrp1 controls vascular sprouting downstream of Notch

Aspalter, Irene Maria, Gordon, Emma, Dubrac, Alexandre, Ragab, Anan, Narloch, Jarek, Vizan, Pedro, Geudens, Ilse, Collins, Russell Thomas, Franco, Claudio Areias, Abrahams, Cristina Luna, Thurston, Gavin, Fruttiger, Marcus, Rosewell, Ian, Eichmann, Anne and Gerhardt, Holger (2015). Alk1 and Alk5 inhibition by Nrp1 controls vascular sprouting downstream of Notch. Nature Communications, 6 (1) 7264. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8264

Netrin-1 controls sympathetic arterial innervation

Brunet, Isabelle, Gordon, Emma, Han, Jinah, Cristofaro, Brunella, Broqueres-You, Dong, Liu, Chun, Bouvree, Karine, Zhang, Jiasheng, del Toro, Raquel, Mathivet, Thomas, Larrivee, Bruno, Jagu, Julia, Pibouin-Fragner, Laurence, Pardanaud, Luc, Machado, Maria J. C., Kennedy, Timothy E., Zhuang, Zhen, Simons, Michael, Levy, Bernard I., Tessier-Lavigne, Marc, Grenz, Almut, Eltzschig, Holger and Eichmann, Anne (2014). Netrin-1 controls sympathetic arterial innervation. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 124 (7), 3230-3240. doi: 10.1172/JCI75181

Deciphering the roles of macrophages in developmental and inflammation stimulated lymphangiogenesis

Harvey, Natasha L. and Gordon, Emma J. (2012). Deciphering the roles of macrophages in developmental and inflammation stimulated lymphangiogenesis. Vascular Cell, 4 (1) 15, 15. doi: 10.1186/2045-824X-4-15

Semaphorin3A, Neuropilin-1, and PlexinA1 are required for lymphatic valve formation

Bouvree, Karine, Brunet, Isabelle, del Toro, Raquel, Gordon, Emma, Prahst, Claudia, Cristofaro, Brunella, Mathivet, Thomas, Xu, Yunling, Soueid, Jihane, Fortuna, Vitor, Miura, Nayoki, Aigrot, Marie-Stephane, Maden, Charlotte H., Ruhrberg, Christiana, Thomas, Jean Leon and Eichmann, Anne (2012). Semaphorin3A, Neuropilin-1, and PlexinA1 are required for lymphatic valve formation. Circulation Research, 111 (4), 437-445. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.269316

ALK1 signaling inhibits angiogenesis by cooperating with the Notch pathway

Larrivee, Bruno, Prahst, Claudia, Gordon, Emma, del Toro, Raquel, Mathivet, Thomas, Duarte, Antonio, Simons, Michael and Eichmann, Anne (2012). ALK1 signaling inhibits angiogenesis by cooperating with the Notch pathway. Developmental Cell, 22 (3), 489-500. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.02.005

Macrophages define dermal lymphatic vessel calibre during development by regulating lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation

Gordon, Emma J., Rao, Sujata, Pollard, Jeffrey W., Nutt, Stephen L., Lang, Richard A. and Harvey, Natasha L. (2010). Macrophages define dermal lymphatic vessel calibre during development by regulating lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation. Development, 137 (22), 3899-3910. doi: 10.1242/dev.050021

Expression of the hyaluronan receptor LYVE-1 is not restricted to the lymphatic vasculature; LYVE-1 is also expressed on embryonic blood vessels

Gordon, Emma J., Gale, Nicholas W. and Harvey, Natasha L. (2008). Expression of the hyaluronan receptor LYVE-1 is not restricted to the lymphatic vasculature; LYVE-1 is also expressed on embryonic blood vessels. Developmental Dynamics, 237 (7), 1901-1909. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21605