Vascular morphogenesis in the zebrafish embryo.
During embryonic development, the vertebrate vasculature is undergoing vast growth and remodeling. Blood vessels can be formed by a wide spectrum of different morphogenetic mechanisms, such as budding, cord hollowing, cell hollowing, cell wrapping and intussusception. Here, we describe the vascular morphogenesis that occurs in the early zebrafish embryo. We discuss the diversity of morphogenetic mechanisms that contribute to vessel assembly, angiogenic sprouting and tube formation in different blood vessels and how some of these complex cell behaviors are regulated by molecular pathways.
Ellertsdóttir
Elín
E
Department of Cell Biology, Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Lenard
Anna
A
Blum
Yannick
Y
Krudewig
Alice
A
Herwig
Lukas
L
Affolter
Markus
M
Belting
Heinz-Georg
HG
D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000196:embryology*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism; D009024:Morphogenesis; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000196:embryology*