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Belting, Heinz-Georg Paul (Henry)
Email: heinz-georg.belting@unibas.ch
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Affiliation: Affolter Lab
Address: Abteilung Zellbiologie Biozentrum Universität Basel Klingelbergstrasse 70 Basel, 4056 Switzerland
Country: Switzerland
Phone: 41-61-267-2070
Fax: 41-61-267-2078
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS


PUBLICATIONS
Apaydin, D.C., Zakarauskas-Seth, B.I., Carnevale, L., Apaydin, O., Perrotta, M., Carnevale, R., Kotini, M.P., Kotlar-Goldaper, I., Belting, H.G., Carnevale, D., Filosa, A., Sawamiphak, S. (2022) Interferon-γ drives macrophage reprogramming, cerebrovascular remodeling, and cognitive dysfunction in a zebrafish and a mouse model of ion imbalance and pressure overload. Cardiovascular research. 119(5):1234-1249
van der Stoel, M.M., Kotini, M.P., Schoon, R.M., Affolter, M., Belting, H.G., Huveneers, S. (2022) Vinculin strengthens the endothelial barrier during vascular development. Vascular biology (Bristol, England). 5(1)
Kotini, M.P., van der Stoel, M.M., Yin, J., Han, M.K., Kirchmaier, B., de Rooij, J., Affolter, M., Huveneers, S., Belting, H.G. (2022) Vinculin controls endothelial cell junction dynamics during vascular lumen formation. Cell Reports. 39:110658
Lee, M., Betz, C., Yin, J., Paatero, I., Schellinx, N., Carte, A.N., Wilson, C.W., Ye, W., Affolter, M., Belting, H.G. (2021) Control of dynamic cell behaviors during angiogenesis and anastomosis by Rasip1. Development (Cambridge, England). 148(15):
Phng, L.K., Belting, H.G. (2021) Endothelial cell mechanics and blood flow forces in vascular morphogenesis. Seminars in cell & developmental biology. 120:32-43
Yin, J., Heutschi, D., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M. (2021) Building the complex architectures of vascular networks: Where to branch, where to connect and where to remodel?. Current topics in developmental biology. 143:281-297
Yang, Z., Wu, S., Fontana, F., Li, Y., Xiao, W., Gao, Z., Stephan, A., Affolter, M., Belting, H.G., Abdelilah-Seyfried, S., Zhang, J. (2020) The tight junctions protein Claudin-5 limits endothelial cell motility. Journal of Cell Science. 134(1):
Paatero, I., Veikkolainen, V., Mäenpää, M., Schmelzer, E., Belting, H.G., Pelliniemi, L.J., Elenius, K. (2018) ErbB4 tyrosine kinase inhibition impairs neuromuscular development in zebrafish embryos. Molecular biology of the cell. 30(2):209-218
Hübner, K., Cabochette, P., Diéguez-Hurtado, R., Wiesner, C., Wakayama, Y., Grassme, K.S., Hubert, M., Guenther, S., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Adams, R.H., Vanhollebeke, B., Herzog, W. (2018) Wnt/β-catenin signaling regulates VE-cadherin-mediated anastomosis of brain capillaries by counteracting S1pr1 signaling. Nature communications. 9:4860
Angulo-Urarte, A., Casado, P., Castillo, S.D., Kobialka, P., Kotini, M.P., Figueiredo, A.M., Castel, P., Rajeeve, V., Milà-Guasch, M., Millan, J., Wiesner, C., Serra, H., Muixi, L., Casanovas, O., Viñals, F., Affolter, M., Gerhardt, H., Huveneers, S., Belting, H.G., Cutillas, P.R., Graupera, M. (2018) Endothelial cell rearrangements during vascular patterning require PI3-kinase-mediated inhibition of actomyosin contractility. Nature communications. 9:4826
Kotini, M.P., Mäe, M.A., Belting, H.G., Betsholtz, C., Affolter, M. (2018) Sprouting and anastomosis in the Drosophila trachea and the vertebrate vasculature: Similarities and differences in cell behaviour. Vascular Pharmacology. 112:8-16
Paatero, I., Sauteur, L., Lee, M., Lagendijk, A.K., Heutschi, D., Wiesner, C., Guzmán, C., Bieli, D., Hogan, B.M., Affolter, M., Belting, H.G. (2018) Junction-based lamellipodia drive endothelial cell rearrangements in vivo via a VE-cadherin-F-actin based oscillatory cell-cell interaction. Nature communications. 9:3545
Lagendijk, A.K., Gomez, G.A., Baek, S., Hesselson, D., Hughes, W.E., Paterson, S., Conway, D.E., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Smith, K.A., Schwartz, M.A., Yap, A.S., Hogan, B.M. (2017) Live imaging molecular changes in junctional tension upon VE-cadherin in zebrafish. Nature communications. 8:1402
Sauteur, L., Affolter, M., Belting, H.G. (2017) Distinct and redundant functions of Esam and VE-cadherin during vascular morphogenesis. Development (Cambridge, England). 144(8):1554-1565
Nakajima, H., Yamamoto, K., Agarwala, S., Terai, K., Fukui, H., Fukuhara, S., Ando, K., Miyazaki, T., Yokota, Y., Schmelzer, E., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Lecaudey, V., Mochizuki, N. (2017) Flow-Dependent Endothelial YAP Regulation Contributes to Vessel Maintenance. Developmental Cell. 40:523-536.e6
Tsachaki, M., Meyer, A., Weger, B., Kratschmar, D.V., Tokarz, J., Adamski, J., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Dickmeis, T., Odermatt, A. (2017) Absence of 11-keto reduction of cortisone and 11-ketotestosterone in the model organism zebrafish. The Journal of endocrinology. 232(2):323-335
Betz, C., Lenard, A., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M. (2016) Cell behaviors and dynamics during angiogenesis. Development (Cambridge, England). 143:2249-60
Daniel, A.E., Timmerman, I., Kovacevic, I., Hordijk, P.L., Adriaanse, L., Paatero, I., Belting, H.G., van Buul, J.D. (2015) Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Controls Vascular Integrity by Regulating VE-Cadherin Trafficking. PLoS One. 10:e0145684
Aydogan, V., Lenard, A., Denes, A.S., Sauteur, L., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M. (2015) Endothelial cell division in angiogenic sprouts of differing cellular architecture. Biology Open. 4(10):1259-69
Heckel, E., Boselli, F., Roth, S., Krudewig, A., Belting, H. G., Charvin, G., Vermot, J. (2015) Oscillatory Flow Modulates Mechanosensitive klf2a Expression through trpv4 and trpp2 during Heart Valve Development. Current biology : CB. 25(10):1354-1361
Lenard, A., Daetwyler, S., Betz, C., Ellertsdottir, E., Belting, H.G., Huisken, J., Affolter, M. (2015) Endothelial Cell Self-fusion during Vascular Pruning. PLoS Biology. 13(4):e1002126
Phng, L.K., Gebala, V., Bentley, K., Philippides, A., Wacker, A., Mathivet, T., Sauteur, L., Stanchi, F., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Gerhardt, H. (2015) Formin-mediated actin polymerization at endothelial junctions is required for vessel lumen formation and stabilization. Developmental Cell. 32:123-32
Sauteur, L., Krudewig, A., Herwig, L., Ehrenfeuchter, N., Lenard, A., Affolter, M., Belting, H.G. (2014) Cdh5/VE-cadherin Promotes Endothelial Cell Interface Elongation via Cortical Actin Polymerization during Angiogenic Sprouting. Cell Reports. 9:504-13
Santos, M.E., Braasch, I., Boileau, N., Meyer, B.S., Sauteur, L., Böhne, A., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Salzburger, W. (2014) The evolution of cichlid fish egg-spots is linked with a cis-regulatory change. Nature communications. 5:5149
Hultin, S., Zheng, Y., Mojallal, M., Vertuani, S., Gentili, C., Balland, M., Milloud, R., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Helker, C.S., Adams, R.H., Herzog, W., Uhlen, P., Majumdar, A., Holmgren, L. (2014) AmotL2 links VE-cadherin to contractile actin fibres necessary for aortic lumen expansion. Nature communications. 5:3743
Kochhan, E., Lenard, A., Ellertsdottir, E., Herwig, L., Affolter, M., Belting, H.G., and Siekmann, A.F. (2013) Blood Flow Changes Coincide with Cellular Rearrangements during Blood Vessel Pruning in Zebrafish Embryos. PLoS One. 8(10):e75060
Helker, C.S., Schuermann, A., Karpanen, T., Zeuschner, D., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Schulte-Merker, S., and Herzog, W. (2013) The zebrafish common cardinal veins develop by a novel mechanism: lumen ensheathment. Development (Cambridge, England). 140(13):2776-2786
Lenard, A., Ellertsdottir, E., Herwig, L., Krudewig, A., Sauteur, L., Belting, H.G., and Affolter, M. (2013) In Vivo analysis reveals a highly stereotypic morphogenetic pathway of vascular anastomosis. Developmental Cell. 25(5):492-506
Hayashi, M., Majumdar, A., Li, X., Adler, J., Sun, Z., Vertuani, S., Hellberg, C., Mellberg, S., Koch, S., Dimberg, A., Young Koh, G., Dejana, E., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Thurston, G., Holmgren, L., Vestweber, D., and Claesson-Welsh, L. (2013) VE-PTP regulates VEGFR2 activity in stalk cells to establish endothelial cell polarity and lumen formation. Nature communications. 4:1672
Herwig, L., Blum, Y., Krudewig, A., Ellertsdottir, E., Lenard, A., and Belting, H.G., and Affolter, M. (2011) Distinct Cellular Mechanisms of Blood Vessel Fusion in the Zebrafish Embryo. Current biology : CB. 21(22):1942-1948
Gutnick, A., Blechman, J., Kaslin, J., Herwig, L., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Bonkowsky, J.L., and Levkowitz, G. (2011) The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin is required for formation of the neurovascular interface of the pituitary. Developmental Cell. 21(4):642-654
Totong, R., Schell, T., Lescroart, F., Ryckebüsch, L., Lin, Y.F., Zygmunt, T., Herwig, L., Krudewig, A., Gershoony, D., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Torres-Vazquez, J., and Yelon, D. (2011) The novel transmembrane protein Tmem2 is essential for coordination of myocardial and endocardial morphogenesis. Development (Cambridge, England). 138(19):4199-4205
Zygmunt, T., Gay, C.M., Blondelle, J., Singh, M.K., Flaherty, K.M., Means, P.C., Herwig, L., Krudewig, A., Belting, H.G., Affolter, M., Epstein, J.A., and Torres-Vazquez, J. (2011) Semaphorin-PlexinD1 Signaling Limits Angiogenic Potential via the VEGF Decoy Receptor sFlt1. Developmental Cell. 21(2):301-314
Belting, H.G., Wendik, B., Lunde, K., Leichsenring, M., Mössner, R., Driever, W., and Onichtchouk, D. (2011) Pou5f1 contributes to dorsoventral patterning by positive regulation of vox and modulation of fgf8a expression. Developmental Biology. 356(2):323-36
Blum, Y., Belting, H.G., Ellertsdottir, E., Herwig, L., Lüders, F., and Affolter, M. (2008) Complex cell rearrangements during intersegmental vessel sprouting and vessel fusion in the zebrafish embryo. Developmental Biology. 316(2):312-322
Belting, H.G., and Affolter, M. (2007) It takes guts to make a single lumen. Nature cell biology. 9(8):880-881
Lunde, K., Belting, H.G., and Driever, W. (2004) Zebrafish pou5f1/pou2, homolog of mammalian Oct4, functions in the endoderm specification cascade. Current biology : CB. 14(1):48-55
Onichtchouk, D., Aduroja, K., Belting, H.G., Gnügge, L., and Driever, W. (2003) Transgene driving GFP expression from the promoter of the zona pellucida gene zpc is expressed in oocytes and provides an early marker for gonad differentiation in zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 228(3):393-404
Hauptmann, G., Belting, H.-G., Wolke, U., Lunde, K., Söll, I., Abdelilah-Seyfried, S., Prince, V., and Driever, W. (2002) spiel ohne grenzen/pou2 is required for zebrafish hindbrain segmentation. Development (Cambridge, England). 129(7):1645-1655
Belting, H.G., Hauptmann, G., Meyer, D., Abdelilah-Seyfried, S., Chitnis, A., Eschbach, C., Söll, I., Thisse, C., Thisse, B., Artinger, K., Lunde, K., and Driever, W. (2001) spiel ohne grenzen/pou2 is required during establishment of the zebrafish midbrain-hindbrain boundary organizer. Development (Cambridge, England). 128(21):4165-4176

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