Pericytes Directly Communicate with Emerging Endothelial Cells During Vasculogenesis
Laura Beth Payne, Bhanu P. Tewari, Logan Dunkenberger, Samantha Bond, Alyssa Savelli, Jordan A. Darden, Huaning Zhao, Michael Duane Powell, Kenneth J. Oestreich, Harald W. Sontheimer, Sophie Dal-Pra, John C. Chappell
The paper shows pericytes communicate with endothelial cells during vasculogenesis via Cx43 gap junctions, using mouse embryonic stem cells and live imaging.
bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology