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. 2021 Apr 23;11:8870. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85408-x

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Co FL ELTD1/ADGRL4 stable overexpression in HUVECS induces the tip cell phenotype. (A) Illustration of full length codon optimised ADGRL4/ELTD1 within the pLenti6.2/V5-DEST lentiviral vector. (B) Stable overexpression of co FL ADGRL4/ELTD1 in HUVECs (batch 1) showed increased transcripts (qPCR), total protein (Western blot) and cell surface expression (FACS) compared to control HUVECs. HUVECS overexpressing co FL ADGRL4/ELTD1 showed (C) increased total spheroid surface area and number of sprouts, compared to controls at both 24 and 48 h; (D) increased capillary tube formation; (E) decreased number of vascular anastomoses/branches between adjacent vessels (arrowheads point to anastomotic branches); (F) reduced HUVEC proliferation.