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Blood, 15 June 2005, Vol. 105, No. 12, pp. 4649-4656. Prepublished online as a Blood First Edition Paper on February 10, 2005; DOI 10.1182/blood-2004-08-3382. This Article Full Text (PDF) Supplemental Figures All Versions of this Article: 2004-08-3382v1 105/12/4649    most recent Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Rights and Permissions Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via CrossRef Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Morisada, T. Articles by Suda, T. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Morisada, T. Articles by Suda, T. 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Angiopoietin (Ang) signaling plays a role in angiogenesis and remodeling of blood vessels through the receptor tyrosine kinase Tie2, which is expressed on blood vessel endothelial cells (BECs). Recently it has been shown that Ang-2 is crucial for the formation of lymphatic vasculature and that defects in lymphangiogenesis seen in Ang-2 mutant mice are rescued by Ang-1. These findings suggest important roles for Ang signaling in the lymphatic vessel system, however, Ang function in lymphangiogenesis has not been characterized. In this study, we reveal that LYVE-1+ lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) express Tie2 in both embryonic and adult settings, indicating that Ang signaling occurs in lymphatic vessels. Therefore, we examined whether Ang1 acts on in vivo lymphatic angiogenesis and in vitro growth of LECs. A chimeric form of Ang1, COMP-Ang1, promotes in vivo lymphatic angiogenesis in mouse cornea. Moreover, we found that COMP-Ang1 stimulates in vitro colony formation of LECs. 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