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Katrien De Bock

full professor ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Verified email at ethz.ch
Cited by 11195

[HTML][HTML] Role of PFKFB3-driven glycolysis in vessel sprouting

K De Bock, M Georgiadou, S Schoors, A Kuchnio… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Vessel sprouting by migrating tip and proliferating stalk endothelial cells (ECs) is controlled
by genetic signals (such as Notch), but it is unknown whether metabolism also regulates this …

Deficiency or inhibition of oxygen sensor Phd1 induces hypoxia tolerance by reprogramming basal metabolism

…, A Diez-Juan, SK Harten, P Van Noten, K De Bock… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
HIF prolyl hydroxylases (PHD1–3) are oxygen sensors that regulate the stability of the
hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) in an oxygen-dependent manner. Here, we show that loss of …

[PDF][PDF] Role of endothelial cell metabolism in vessel sprouting

K De Bock, M Georgiadou, P Carmeliet - Cell metabolism, 2013 - cell.com
Endothelial cells (ECs) are quiescent for years but can plastically switch to angiogenesis.
Vascular sprouting relies on the coordinated activity of migrating tip cells at the forefront and …

Fatty acid carbon is essential for dNTP synthesis in endothelial cells

…, H Gerhardt, M Dewerchin, M Baes, K De Bock… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The metabolism of endothelial cells during vessel sprouting remains poorly studied. Here
we report that endothelial loss of CPT1A, a rate-limiting enzyme of fatty acid oxidation (FAO), …

Macrophage-derived glutamine boosts satellite cells and muscle regeneration

…, S Carobbio, MY Rincon, P Maechler, K De Bock… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Muscle regeneration is sustained by infiltrating macrophages and the consequent activation
of satellite cells 1 , 2 , 3 – 4 . Macrophages and satellite cells communicate in different ways …

[PDF][PDF] Exercise-induced angiogenesis is dependent on metabolically primed ATF3/4+ endothelial cells

…, P Gilardoni, CM Adams, B Ghesquière, K De Bock - Cell Metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Exercise is a powerful driver of physiological angiogenesis during adulthood, but the
mechanisms of exercise-induced vascular expansion are poorly understood. We explored …

[PDF][PDF] Inhibition of the glycolytic activator PFKFB3 in endothelium induces tumor vessel normalization, impairs metastasis, and improves chemotherapy

…, F Bifari, P Stapor, I Decimo, K Kampen, K De Bock… - Cancer cell, 2016 - cell.com
Abnormal tumor vessels promote metastasis and impair chemotherapy. Hence, tumor vessel
normalization (TVN) is emerging as an anti-cancer treatment. Here, we show that tumor …

[PDF][PDF] Partial and transient reduction of glycolysis by PFKFB3 blockade reduces pathological angiogenesis

S Schoors, K De Bock, AR Cantelmo, M Georgiadou… - Cell metabolism, 2014 - cell.com
Strategies targeting pathological angiogenesis have focused primarily on blocking vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF), but resistance and insufficient efficacy limit their success, …

Mechanisms of vessel branching: filopodia on endothelial tip cells lead the way

F De Smet, I Segura, K De Bock… - … , and vascular biology, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Filopodia, “the fingers that do the walking,” have been identified on endothelial cells at the
tip of sprouting vessels for half a century, but the key role of the tip cell in vessel branching …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor vessel normalization by chloroquine independent of autophagy

…, A Kuchnio, A Peric, S Moens, K Nys, K De Bock… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Chloroquine (CQ) has been evaluated as an autophagy blocker for cancer treatment, but it
is unknown if it acts solely by inhibiting cancer cell autophagy. We report that CQ reduced …