Abstract
Here we genetically and functionally addressed potential pathways of Notch signalling in mediating vascular regeneration in mouse models. We first used transgenic adult mice with either gain‐ or loss‐of‐function Notch signalling in vascular endothelial cells and monitored perfusion in the hindlimb following ischaemia induced by femoral artery ligation. Mice deficient in Notch signalling showed defective perfusion recovery and expansion of collateral arteries. Transcriptomics analysis of arterial endothelial cells in the Notch mutants identified the guidance factor Sema3g as a candidate gene mediating reperfusion downstream of Notch. Studies in the retinal circulation showed the central role of SEMA3G downstream of Notch signalling in the orderly regulation of vascular patterning. These studies in multiple vascular beds show the primacy of Notch signalling and downstream generation of guidance peptides such as SEMA3G in promoting well‐ordered vascular regeneration. Key points Notch signalling is a critical mediator of revascularization. Yet the cellular processes activated during recovery following vascular injury are incompletely understood. Here we used genetic and cellular approaches in two different vascular beds and cultured endothelial cells to address the generalizability of mechanisms.By utilizing a highly reproducible murine model of hindlimb ischaemia in transgenic mice in which Notch signalling was inhibited at the transcriptional level, we demonstrated the centrality of Notch signalling in perfusion recovery and revascularization.RNA‐sequencing of Notch mutants identified class 3 Semaphorins regulated by Notch signalling as downstream targets. Studies in retinal vessels and endothelial cells showed an essential role of guidance peptide Sema3g as a modulator of angiogenesis and orderly vascular patterning.The Notch to Sema3g signalling axis functions as a feedback mechanism to sculpt the growing vasculature in multiple beds.
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