Development -- Jadrich et al. 133 (8): 1529 Figure IG4

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Fig. 4. The yolk sac vasculature of the Tak1 ${Delta}$ / ${Delta}$ embryos fails to undergo angiogenesis. (A,B) E9.5 yolk sacs of Tak1+/ ${Delta}$ and Tak1 ${Delta}$ / ${Delta}$ embryos, respectively. The yolk sac vascular plexus in A has undergone angiogenesis to create a branched network of mature vitelline vessels (arrowhead). The yolk sac vascular plexus in B has not remodeled but has retained its honeycomb-like structure of blood islands (arrowhead). The vessels in B are also prone to rupture, causing pooling of blood in the yolk sac (arrow). (C,D) Cross-sections of Tak1+/ ${Delta}$ and Tak1 ${Delta}$ / ${Delta}$ yolk sacs, respectively, that are immunostained for vSMCs with an antibody to SMA (brown). The Tak1+/ ${Delta}$ yolk sac in C contains a mature vitelline vessel surrounded by a layer of smooth muscle (arrowhead). The Tak1 ${Delta}$ / ${Delta}$ yolk sac in D has no mature vitelline vessels, the existing vessels are extremely dilated and have little SMA expression.