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ArticleArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2026

Prdm16 Amplifies Notch Signaling and Suppresses Venous Lineage Specification to Prevent Arteriovenous Malformations During Vascular Development.

Jore Van Wauwe, Pavithra Janarthanan, Sander Craps, Ashmita Kc, Lisabel Asuncion, Pieter Vrancaert, Hannelore Kemps, Margo Daems, Christopher Finck, Shane Wright and 9 more

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Article in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Jore Van WauweDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium (J.V.W., S.C., P.V., H.K., M.D., A.L.).ORCID 0000-0003-2969-1805
Pavithra JanarthananInstitute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (P.J., T.R., M.F., M.B.).
Sander CrapsDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium (J.V.W., S.C., P.V., H.K., M.D., A.L.).
Ashmita KcDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.K., L.A., C.F., S.W., C.A.M., M.B.).ORCID 0000-0002-8831-5124
Lisabel AsuncionDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.K., L.A., C.F., S.W., C.A.M., M.B.).
Pieter VrancaertDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium (J.V.W., S.C., P.V., H.K., M.D., A.L.).ORCID 0000-0001-6757-9350
Hannelore KempsDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium (J.V.W., S.C., P.V., H.K., M.D., A.L.).ORCID 0000-0001-9248-1697
Margo DaemsDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium (J.V.W., S.C., P.V., H.K., M.D., A.L.).
Christopher FinckDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.K., L.A., C.F., S.W., C.A.M., M.B.).ORCID 0000-0002-3297-2846
Shane WrightDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.K., L.A., C.F., S.W., C.A.M., M.B.).
Christian MüllerBioinformatics Core, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (C.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-9449-6865
Nicholas D LeighMolecular Medicine and Gene Therapy, Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, Sweden (N.D.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-6978-6254
Thomas RennéInstitute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (P.J., T.R., M.F., M.B.).ORCID 0000-0003-4594-5975
Roxana OlaEuropean Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany (R.O.).ORCID 0000-0002-2566-4431
Daniela PanákováGerman Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg-Luebeck-Kiel, Hamburg (P.J., D.P., M.F., M.B.).
Maike FryeInstitute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (P.J., T.R., M.F., M.B.).ORCID 0000-0002-6257-7636
Calum A MacRaeDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.K., L.A., C.F., S.W., C.A.M., M.B.).ORCID 0000-0001-5181-2664
Aernout LuttunDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium (J.V.W., S.C., P.V., H.K., M.D., A.L.).ORCID 0000-0001-7902-9524
Manu BeerensInstitute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (P.J., T.R., M.F., M.B.).ORCID 0000-0002-7398-7761

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTF (transcription factor) Prdm16 (positive regulatory domain-containing protein 16) regulates hematopoietic and neuronal stem cell homeostasis, adipose differentiation, and cardiac development. Its role in the circulatory system extends beyond the heart, as Prdm16 loss in arterial endothelial cells (ECs) impairs arterial reperfusion of ischemic mouse limbs due to endothelial dysfunction, and

methodsZebrafish were used to analyze vascular development, arteriovenous endothelial specification, and the emergence of arteriovenous malformations in the absence or presence of Prdm16 or Notch signaling. Lentiviral-mediated Prdm16 overexpression in human endothelial (progenitor) cells was coupled to qRT-PCR (real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction), Western blot, and transcriptional profiling to document Prdm16's importance for arterial lineage specification. Coimmunoprecipitation in HEK293 (human embryonic kidney 293) cells was performed to assess physical interaction between Prdm16 and the Notch pathway. Existing mouse and human data sets were reanalyzed to evaluate Prdm16 expression in mammalian arteriovenous malformations.

resultsPrdm16 actively promotes arterial EC identity while suppressing venous fate. Like in mice, Prdm16 is expressed by arterial ECs early during vascular development in zebrafish, where it synergistically coordinates arterial development together with canonical notch signaling, as their combined loss in zebrafish leads to arteriovenous malformations. PRDM16's arterializing effect on human ECs is dependent on canonical Notch activity, as it is blunted in the presence of canonical Notch inhibitors and potentiated in the presence of delta-like ligand 4. Mechanistically, Prdm16 does not increase the protein levels of the cleaved intracellular domain of Notch receptors (notch intracellular domain) but rather potentiates the effect of the latter via physical and functional interaction. Prdm16 further finetunes Notch signaling and arterial development by complexing with Hey2 (Hes-related family bHLH TF with YRPW motif 2), the basic helix-loop-helix TF acting downstream of canonical Notch during arterial lineage specification and development.

conclusionsTogether, our data demonstrate an intricate interplay between Prdm16 and Notch in ECs and indicate that Prdm16 signaling may constitute a novel therapeutic target for arteriovenous malformations.

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ArteriesCell LineageDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelial CellsNeovascularization, PhysiologicReceptors, NotchTranscription FactorsVeinsZebrafish ProteinsAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHEK293 CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsDll4 protein, zebrafishDNA-Binding ProteinsHEY2 protein, humanhey2 protein, zebrafishIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsPRDM16 protein, humanPrdm16 protein, mouseReceptors, NotchRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsZebrafish Proteinsarteriovenous malformationsendothelial cellsgene expression regulationtranscription factorszebrafish

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PMID41711027
PMCPMC13011959

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