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Overview

George E. Davis is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine, with a focus on several key subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Hematology, Neurology, and Oncology.

Their scientific work addresses major topics such as Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Kruppel-like factors research, Barrier Structure and Function Studies, and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms.

Notable recent publications by George E. Davis include the following titles:

  • Defining Endothelial Cell-Derived Factors That Promote Pericyte Recruitment and Capillary Network Assembly, 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Vascular Disease: Defining Its Regulators and Pathological Influence, 2023, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Defining an Upstream VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) Priming Signature for Downstream Factor-Induced Endothelial Cell-Pericyte Tube Network Coassembly, 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Anti-angiogenic effects of VEGF stimulation on endothelium deficient in phosphoinositide recycling, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Molecular basis for pericyte-induced capillary tube network assembly and maturation, 2022, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Their work is frequently published in several venues, with the most recurrent being Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. Other common publication venues include the American Journal Of Pathology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Nature Communications.

George E. Davis collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Prisca K. Lin, Scott S. Kemp, Gretchen M. Koller, Kalia N. Aguera, and Zheying Sun. These collaborations reflect repeated partnerships and ongoing research interactions.

Best Publications

  • Endothelial Extracellular Matrix: Biosynthesis, Remodeling, and Functions During Vascular Morphogenesis and Neovessel Stabilization

    George E. Davis;Donald R. Senger

  • Laminin promotes neuritic regeneration from cultured peripheral and central neurons.

    M Manthorpe;E Engvall;E Ruoslahti;F M Longo

  • Pericyte recruitment during vasculogenic tube assembly stimulates endothelial basement membrane matrix formation.

    Amber N. Stratman;Kristine M. Malotte;Rachel D. Mahan;Michael J. Davis

  • Proteolytic exposure of a cryptic site within collagen type IV is required for angiogenesis and tumor growth in vivo.

    Jingsong Xu;Dorothy Rodriguez;Eric Petitclerc;Jenny J. Kim

  • Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays

    Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska;Kari Alitalo;Elizabeth Allen;Andrey Anisimov

  • Endothelial tubes assemble from intracellular vacuoles in vivo

    Makoto Kamei;W. Brian Saunders;Kayla J. Bayless;Louis Dye

  • Differential gene expression during capillary morphogenesis in 3D collagen matrices: regulated expression of genes involved in basement membrane matrix assembly, cell cycle progression, cellular differentiation and G-protein signaling.

    Scott E. Bell;Anil Mavila;René Salazar;Kayla J. Bayless

  • An alpha 2 beta 1 integrin-dependent pinocytic mechanism involving intracellular vacuole formation and coalescence regulates capillary lumen and tube formation in three-dimensional collagen matrix.

    George E. Davis;Charles W. Camarillo

  • Regulation of tissue injury responses by the exposure of matricryptic sites within extracellular matrix molecules.

    George E. Davis;Kayla J. Bayless;Michael J. Davis;Gerald A. Meininger

  • Affinity of integrins for damaged extracellular matrix: αvβ3 binds to denatured collagen type I through RGD sites

    George E. Davis

  • Ligation of protease-activated receptor 1 enhances alpha(v)beta6 integrin-dependent TGF-beta activation and promotes acute lung injury.

    R. Gisli Jenkins;Xiao Su;George Su;Christopher J. Scotton

  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of vascular lumen formation.

    M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe;George E. Davis

  • The cerebral cavernous malformation signaling pathway promotes vascular integrity via Rho GTPases

    Kevin J. Whitehead;Aubrey C. Chan;Sutip Navankasattusas;Wonshill Koh

  • Coregulation of vascular tube stabilization by endothelial cell TIMP-2 and pericyte TIMP-3.

    W. Brian Saunders;Brenda L. Bohnsack;Jennifer B. Faske;Nicholas J. Anthis

  • RGD-Dependent Vacuolation and Lumen Formation Observed during Endothelial Cell Morphogenesis in Three-Dimensional Fibrin Matrices Involves the αvβ3 and α5β1 Integrins

    Kayla J. Bayless;René Salazar;George E. Davis

  • Quantitative high-performance liquid chromatography of nucleosides in biological materials.

    Charles W. Gehrke;Kenneth C. Kuo;George E. Davis;Robert D. Suits

  • Mapping of domains in human laminin using monoclonal antibodies: localization of the neurite-promoting site.

    E Engvall;G E Davis;K Dickerson;E Ruoslahti

  • Molecular basis of endothelial cell morphogenesis in three-dimensional extracellular matrices.

    George E. Davis;Kayla J. Bayless;Anil Mavila

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -9 activation by plasmin regulates a novel endothelial cell-mediated mechanism of collagen gel contraction and capillary tube regression in three-dimensional collagen matrices.

    G.E. Davis;K.A. Pintar;R. Salazar Allen;S.A. Maxwell

  • Biosynthesis, Remodeling, and Functions During Vascular Morphogenesis and Neovessel Stabilization

    George E. Davis;Donald R. Senger

Frequent Co-Authors

Marston Manthorpe
Marston Manthorpe Vical (United States)
Gerald A. Meininger
Gerald A. Meininger University of Missouri
Silvio Varon
Silvio Varon University of California, San Diego
Gerald W. Zamponi
Gerald W. Zamponi University of Calgary
Michael Davis
Michael Davis Georgia Institute of Technology
Christiana Ruhrberg
Christiana Ruhrberg University College London
J. Silvio Gutkind
J. Silvio Gutkind University of California, San Diego
Hellmut G. Augustin
Hellmut G. Augustin Heidelberg University
M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe
M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe Northwestern University
Jon P. Sadler
Jon P. Sadler University of Birmingham

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