title: LEC fate regulators: the 3 musketeers.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Kang and colleagues describe a molecular signaling network involving Notch, COUP-TFII, and Prox-1, along with other supporting molecules, that regulates the specification and maintenance of lymphatic endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
authors.forename: Honsoul
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Gou Young
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Koh