Publication Date:
2017-02-02
Description:
The role of fatty acid β-oxidation in lymphangiogenesis Nature 542, 7639 (2017). doi:10.1038/nature21028 Authors: Brian W. Wong, Xingwu Wang, Annalisa Zecchin, Bernard Thienpont, Ivo Cornelissen, Joanna Kalucka, Melissa García-Caballero, Rindert Missiaen, Hongling Huang, Ulrike Brüning, Silvia Blacher, Stefan Vinckier, Jermaine Goveia, Marlen Knobloch, Hui Zhao, Cathrin Dierkes, Chenyan Shi, René Hägerling, Veronica Moral-Dardé, Sabine Wyns, Martin Lippens, Sebastian Jessberger, Sarah-Maria Fendt, Aernout Luttun, Agnès Noel, Friedemann Kiefer, Bart Ghesquière, Lieve Moons, Luc Schoonjans, Mieke Dewerchin, Guy Eelen, Diether Lambrechts & Peter Carmeliet Lymphatic vessels are lined by lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs), and are critical for health. However, the role of metabolism in lymphatic development has not yet been elucidated. Here we report that in transgenic mouse models, LEC-specific loss of CPT1A, a rate-controlling enzyme in fatty acid
Print ISSN:
0028-0836
Electronic ISSN:
1476-4687
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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