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ArticlePLoS computational biology2025

A model of Notch signalling control of angiogenesis: Evidence of a role for Notch ligand heterodimerization.

Daipeng Chen, Xinxin Liu, Haijiang Wang, Roeland M H Merks, David A Baker

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Daipeng ChenSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xinxin LiuDepartment of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
Haijiang WangDepartment of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4346-8693
Roeland M H MerksMathematical Institute, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
David A BakerDepartment of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5533-2828

Funding

Cancer Genomics Centre NetherlandsChinese Scholarship Council (CSC)Dutch Cancer SocietyLeiden UniversityXi’an Jiaotong University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ubiquitous Notch receptor signalling network is essential for tissue growth and maintenance. Operationally, receptor activity is regulated by two principal, counterposed mechanisms: intercellular Notch transactivation triggered by interactions between receptors and ligands expressed in neighbouring cells; intracellular cis inhibition mediated by ligands binding to receptors expressed in the same cell. Moreover, different Notch receptor/ligand combinations are known to elicit distinct molecular and cellular responses, and together, these phenomena determine the strength, the duration and the specificity of Notch receptor signalling. To date, it has been assumed that these processes involve discrete ligand homomers and not heteromeric complexes composed of more than one ligand species. In this study, we explore the molecular basis of the opposing actions of the Notch ligands, DLL4 and JAG1, which control angiogenic sprouting. Through a combination of experimental approaches and mathematical modelling, we provide evidence that two mechanisms could underpin this process: 1) DLL4 rather than JAG1 induces efficient Notch1 receptor transactivation; 2) JAG1 directly blocks DLL4-dependent cis-inhibition of Notch signalling through the formation of a JAG1/DLL4 complex. We propose a new model of Notch signalling that recapitulates the formation of tip and stalk cells, which is necessary for sprouting angiogenesis.

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Models, BiologicalNeovascularization, PhysiologicReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAngiogenesisAnimalsCalcium-Binding ProteinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJagged-1 ProteinLigandsMembrane ProteinsProtein MultimerizationAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCalcium-Binding ProteinsDLL4 protein, humanIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJAG1 protein, humanJagged-1 ProteinLigandsMembrane ProteinsReceptors, Notch

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PMID39932958
PMCPMC11841921

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