Mäkinen, Taija

Vascular heterogeneity and specialization in development and disease

Potente, M., & Mäkinen, T. (2017) · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Lymphatic System and DiseasesAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

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Lymphatic endothelial reprogramming of vascular endothelial cells by the Prox‐1 homeobox transcription factor

Petrova, T. V., Mäkinen, T., Mäkelä, T. P., Saarela, J., Virtanen, I., Ferrell, R. E., Finegold, D. N., Kerjaschki, D., Ylä‐Herttuala, S., & Alitalo, K. (2002) · The EMBO Journal

Lymphatic System and DiseasesLymphatic Disorders and Treatments

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Mechanotransduction, PROX1, and FOXC2 cooperate to control connexin37 and calcineurin during lymphatic-valve formation

Sabine, A., Agalarov, Y., Maby-El Hajjami, H., Jaquet, M., Hägerling, R., Pollmann, C., Bebber, D., Pfenniger, A., Miura, N., Dormond, O., et al. (2012) · Developmental Cell

Lymphatic System and DiseasesLymphatic Disorders and Treatments

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VEGFR-3 controls tip to stalk conversion at vessel fusion sites by reinforcing Notch signalling

Tammela, T., Zarkada, G., Nurmi, H., Jakobsson, L., Heinolainen, K., Tvorogov, D., Zheng, W., Franco, C. A., Murtomäki, A., Aranda, E., et al. (2011) · Nature Cell Biology

Angiogenesis and VEGF in CancerLymphatic System and Diseases

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Matrix stiffness controls lymphatic vessel formation through regulation of a GATA2-dependent transcriptional program

Frye, M., Taddei, A., Dierkes, C., Martinez-Corral, I., Fielden, M., Ortsäter, H., Kazenwadel, J., Calado, D. P., Ostergaard, P., Salminen, M., et al. (2018) · Nature Communications

Lymphatic System and DiseasesCellular Mechanics and Interactions

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Molecular anatomy of adult mouse leptomeninges

Pietilä, R., Del Gaudio, F., He, L., Vázquez-Liébanas, E., Vanlandewijck, M., Muhl, L., Mocci, G., Bjørnholm, K. D., Lindblad, C., Fletcher-Sandersjöö, A., et al. (2023) · Neuron

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics

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Pericyte-specific vascular expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 – implications for microvascular inflammation and hypercoagulopathy in COVID-19

He, L., Mäe, M. A., Muhl, L., Sun, Y., Pietilä, R., Nahar, K., Liébanas, E. V., Fagerlund, M. J., Oldner, A., Liu, J., et al. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

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Lymphangiogenesis requires Ang2/Tie/PI3K signaling for VEGFR3 cell-surface expression

Korhonen, E. A., Murtomäki, A., Jha, S. K., Anisimov, A., Pink, A., Zhang, Y., Stritt, S., Liaqat, I., Stanczuk, L., Alderfer, L., et al. (2022) · Journal of Clinical Investigation

Lymphatic System and DiseasesAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

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Angiopoietin–TIE2 feedforward circuit promotes PIK3CA-driven venous malformations

Kraft, M., Schoofs, H., Petkova, M., Andrade, J., Grosso, A. R., Benedito, R., De Roo, A.-K., Boon, L. M., Vikkula, M., Kapp, F. G., et al. (2025) · Nature Cardiovascular Research

Vascular Malformations and HemangiomasAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

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Active repression of cell fate plasticity by PROX1 safeguards hepatocyte identity and prevents liver tumorigenesis

Lim, B., Kamal, A., Gomez Ramos, B., Adrian Segarra, J. M., Ibarra, I. L., Dignas, L., Kindinger, T., Volz, K., Rahbari, M., Rahbari, N., et al. (2025) · Nature Genetics

Liver physiology and pathologyPluripotent Stem Cells Research

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