PMID- 22665518 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120924 LR - 20211203 IS - 1540-8140 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9525 (Print) IS - 0021-9525 (Linking) VI - 197 IP - 6 DP - 2012 Jun 11 TI - Smooth muscle-endothelial cell communication activates Reelin signaling and regulates lymphatic vessel formation. PG - 837-49 LID - 10.1083/jcb.201110132 [doi] AB - Active lymph transport relies on smooth muscle cell (SMC) contractions around collecting lymphatic vessels, yet regulation of lymphatic vessel wall assembly and lymphatic pumping are poorly understood. Here, we identify Reelin, an extracellular matrix glycoprotein previously implicated in central nervous system development, as an important regulator of lymphatic vascular development. Reelin-deficient mice showed abnormal collecting lymphatic vessels, characterized by a reduced number of SMCs, abnormal expression of lymphatic capillary marker lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 (LYVE-1), and impaired function. Furthermore, we show that SMC recruitment to lymphatic vessels stimulated release and proteolytic processing of endothelium-derived Reelin. Lymphatic endothelial cells in turn responded to Reelin by up-regulating monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP1) expression, which suggests an autocrine mechanism for Reelin-mediated control of endothelial factor expression upstream of SMC recruitment. These results uncover a mechanism by which Reelin signaling is activated by communication between the two cell types of the collecting lymphatic vessels--smooth muscle and endothelial cells--and highlight a hitherto unrecognized and important function for SMCs in lymphatic vessel morphogenesis and function. FAU - Lutter, Sophie AU - Lutter S AD - Lymphatic Development Laboratory, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, London WC2A 3LY, England, UK. FAU - Xie, Sherry AU - Xie S FAU - Tatin, Florence AU - Tatin F FAU - Makinen, Taija AU - Makinen T LA - eng GR - Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120604 PL - United States TA - J Cell Biol JT - The Journal of cell biology JID - 0375356 RN - 0 (Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal) RN - 0 (Extracellular Matrix Proteins) RN - 0 (LYVE1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - 0 (Reelin Protein) RN - 0 (Vesicular Transport Proteins) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (RELN protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Reln protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Serine Endopeptidases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cell Communication MH - Cell Movement MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Endothelium, Vascular/*metabolism MH - Extracellular Matrix Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Lymphatic Vessels/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred Strains MH - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/*metabolism MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism MH - Reelin Protein MH - Serine Endopeptidases/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Vesicular Transport Proteins/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC3373399 EDAT- 2012/06/06 06:00 MHDA- 2012/09/25 06:00 PMCR- 2012/12/11 CRDT- 2012/06/06 06:00 PHST- 2012/06/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/06/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/09/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/12/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcb.201110132 [pii] AID - 201110132 [pii] AID - 10.1083/jcb.201110132 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Biol. 2012 Jun 11;197(6):837-49. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201110132. Epub 2012 Jun 4.