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Circumferential actomyosin bundles drive endothelial cell deformations to constrict blood vessels

Chen, Y.; Taberner, N.; da Silva, J.; Kondrychyn, I.; Aswani, N.; Chen, G.; Okada, Y.; Lagendijk, A. K.; Okuda, S.; Phng, L.-K.

2024-12-23 cell biology
10.1101/2024.12.22.630001 bioRxiv
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Following the formation of new blood vessels, vascular remodelling ensues to generate a hierarchical network of vascular tubes with optimal connections and diameters for efficient blood perfusion of tissues. How transitions in endothelial cell (EC) number and shape are coordinated to define vessel diameter during development remains an open question. In this study, we discovered EC deformations, rearrangements and transient formation of self-seam junctions as key mechanisms that explain a negative relationship between cell number and vessel diameter. High-resolution analysis of actin cytoskeleton organization disclosed the generation of tension-bearing, circumferential actomyosin bundles in the endothelial cortex that drive EC deformation and vessel constriction. Importantly, the loss of circumferential actin bundles in krit1/ccm1-deficient ECs causes cell enlargement and impaired vessel constriction that culminate in dilated vessels, characteristic of cerebral cavernous malformation. Our multiscale study therefore underpins circumferential actomyosin-driven EC deformations in controlling vessel size and in the prevention of vascular malformations.

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