Nathan Lawson PHD
Title Associate Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Program in Molecular Medicine
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
364 Plantation Street, LRB-617
Worcester MA 01605
Telephone 508-856-1177
Email
Other Positions
Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Interdisciplinary Graduate Program

Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department MD/PhD Program

Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department Program in Gene Function & Expression

Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department RNA Therapeutics Institute
Narrative

Academic Background

Nathan Lawson received his B.S. in Zoology from the University of Rhode Island in 1994, and his Ph.D. in Biology from Yale University in 1999. From 1999 to 2002, he was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lawson joined the Program in Gene Function and Expression at the University of Massachusetts Medical School as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2002.



Determining the Signals Responsible for Blood Vessel Development using Zebrafish

For information on our research interests, please see our lab website at lawsonlab.umassmed.edu

Laboratory Personnel

For a current list of lab personnel, please visit our lab web page.

Publications
1. Villefranc JA, Nicoli S, Bentley K, Jeltsch M, Zarkada G, Moore JC, Gerhardt H, Alitalo K, Lawson ND. A truncation allele in vascular endothelial growth factor c reveals distinct modes of signaling during lymphatic and vascular development. Development. 2013 Apr; 140(7):1497-506.
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2. Dang LT, Lawson ND, Fish JE. MicroRNA Control of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling Output During Vascular Development. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 Feb; 33(2):193-200.
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3. Shin J, Padmanabhan A, de Groh ED, Lee JS, Haidar S, Dahlberg S, Guo F, He S, Wolman MA, Granato M, Lawson ND, Wolfe SA, Kim SH, Solnica-Krezel L, Kanki JP, Ligon KL, Epstein JA, Look AT. Zebrafish neurofibromatosis type 1 genes have redundant functions in tumorigenesis and embryonic development. Dis Model Mech. 2012 Nov; 5(6):881-94.
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4. Nicoli S, Knyphausen CP, Zhu LJ, Lakshmanan A, Lawson ND. miR-221 Is Required for Endothelial Tip Cell Behaviors during Vascular Development. Dev Cell. 2012 Feb 14; 22(2):418-29.
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5. Delaval B, Covassin L, Lawson ND, Doxsey S. Centrin depletion causes cyst formation and other ciliopathy-related phenotypes in zebrafish. Cell Cycle. 2011 Nov 15; 10(22):3964-72.
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6. Cheung ID, Bagnat M, Ma TP, Datta A, Evason K, Moore JC, Lawson ND, Mostov KE, Moens CB, Stainier DY. Regulation of intrahepatic biliary duct morphogenesis by Claudin 15-like b. Dev Biol. 2012 Jan 1; 361(1):68-78.
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7. Zhu C, Smith T, McNulty J, Rayla AL, Lakshmanan A, Siekmann AF, Buffardi M, Meng X, Shin J, Padmanabhan A, Cifuentes D, Giraldez AJ, Look AT, Epstein JA, Lawson ND, Wolfe SA. Evaluation and application of modularly assembled zinc-finger nucleases in zebrafish. Development. 2011 Oct; 138(20):4555-64.
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8. Lawson ND, Wolfe SA. Forward and reverse genetic approaches for the analysis of vertebrate development in the zebrafish. Dev Cell. 2011 Jul 19; 21(1):48-64.
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9. Clements WK, Kim AD, Ong KG, Moore JC, Lawson ND, Traver D. A somitic Wnt16/Notch pathway specifies haematopoietic stem cells. Nature. 2011; 474(7350):220-4.
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10. Quillien A, Blanco-Sanchez B, Halluin C, Moore JC, Lawson ND, Blader P, Cau E. BMP signaling orchestrates photoreceptor specification in the zebrafish pineal gland in collaboration with Notch. Development. 2011 Jun; 138(11):2293-302.
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11. Delaval B, Bright A, Lawson ND, Doxsey S. The cilia protein IFT88 is required for spindle orientation in mitosis. Nat Cell Biol. 2011 Apr; 13(4):461-8.
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12. Aday AW, Zhu LJ, Lakshmanan A, Wang J, Lawson ND. Identification of cis regulatory features in the embryonic zebrafish genome through large-scale profiling of H3K4me1 and H3K4me3 binding sites. Dev Biol. 2011 Sep 15; 357(2):450-62.
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13. Gupta A, Meng X, Zhu LJ, Lawson ND, Wolfe SA. Zinc finger protein-dependent and -independent contributions to the in vivo off-target activity of zinc finger nucleases. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan 1; 39(1):381-92.
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14. Chapouton P, Skupien P, Hesl B, Coolen M, Moore JC, Madelaine R, Kremmer E, Faus-Kessler T, Blader P, Lawson ND, Bally-Cuif L. Notch activity levels control the balance between quiescence and recruitment of adult neural stem cells. J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 9; 30(23):7961-74.
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15. Geudens I, Herpers R, Hermans K, Segura I, Ruiz de Almodovar C, Bussmann J, De Smet F, Vandevelde W, Hogan BM, Siekmann A, Claes F, Moore JC, Pistocchi AS, Loges S, Mazzone M, Mariggi G, Bruyère F, Cotelli F, Kerjaschki D, Noël A, Foidart JM, Gerhardt H, Ny A, Langenberg T, Lawson ND, Duckers HJ, Schulte-Merker S, Carmeliet P, Dewerchin M. Role of delta-like-4/Notch in the formation and wiring of the lymphatic network in zebrafish. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Sep; 30(9):1695-702.
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16. Zhu LJ, Gazin C, Lawson ND, Pagès H, Lin SM, Lapointe DS, Green MR. ChIPpeakAnno: a Bioconductor package to annotate ChIP-seq and ChIP-chip data. BMC Bioinformatics. 2010; 11:237.
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17. Cifuentes D, Xue H, Taylor DW, Patnode H, Mishima Y, Cheloufi S, Ma E, Mane S, Hannon GJ, Lawson ND, Wolfe SA, Giraldez AJ. A novel miRNA processing pathway independent of Dicer requires Argonaute2 catalytic activity. Science. 2010 Jun 25; 328(5986):1694-8.
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18. Nicoli S, Standley C, Walker P, Hurlstone A, Fogarty KE, Lawson ND. MicroRNA-mediated integration of haemodynamics and Vegf signalling during angiogenesis. Nature. 2010 Apr 22; 464(7292):1196-200.
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19. Padmanabhan A, Lee JS, Ismat FA, Lu MM, Lawson ND, Kanki JP, Look AT, Epstein JA. Cardiac and vascular functions of the zebrafish orthologues of the type I neurofibromatosis gene NFI. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 29; 106(52):22305-10.
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20. Siekmann AF, Standley C, Fogarty KE, Wolfe SA, Lawson ND. Chemokine signaling guides regional patterning of the first embryonic artery. Genes Dev. 2009 Oct 1; 23(19):2272-7.
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21. Covassin LD, Siekmann AF, Kacergis MC, Laver E, Moore JC, Villefranc JA, Weinstein BM, Lawson ND. A genetic screen for vascular mutants in zebrafish reveals dynamic roles for Vegf/Plcg1 signaling during artery development. Dev Biol. 2009 May 15; 329(2):212-26.
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22. Meng X, Noyes MB, Zhu LJ, Lawson ND, Wolfe SA. Targeted gene inactivation in zebrafish using engineered zinc-finger nucleases. Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Jun; 26(6):695-701.
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23. Siekmann AF, Covassin L, Lawson ND. Modulation of VEGF signalling output by the Notch pathway. Bioessays. 2008 Apr; 30(4):303-13.
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24. Hart DO, Raha T, Lawson ND, Green MR. Initiation of zebrafish haematopoiesis by the TATA-box-binding protein-related factor Trf3. Nature. 2007 Dec 13; 450(7172):1082-5.
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25. Villefranc JA, Amigo J, Lawson ND. Gateway compatible vectors for analysis of gene function in the zebrafish. Dev Dyn. 2007 Nov; 236(11):3077-87.
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26. Buchner DA, Su F, Yamaoka JS, Kamei M, Shavit JA, Barthel LK, McGee B, Amigo JD, Kim S, Hanosh AW, Jagadeeswaran P, Goldman D, Lawson ND, Raymond PA, Weinstein BM, Ginsburg D, Lyons SE. pak2a mutations cause cerebral hemorrhage in redhead zebrafish. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Aug 28; 104(35):13996-4001.
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27. Siekmann AF, Lawson ND. Notch signalling and the regulation of angiogenesis. Cell Adh Migr. 2007 Apr-Jun; 1(2):104-6.
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28. Siekmann AF, Lawson ND. Notch signalling limits angiogenic cell behaviour in developing zebrafish arteries. Nature. 2007 Feb 15; 445(7129):781-4.
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29. Pham VN, Lawson ND, Mugford JW, Dye L, Castranova D, Lo B, Weinstein BM. Combinatorial function of ETS transcription factors in the developing vasculature. Dev Biol. 2007 Mar 15; 303(2):772-83.
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30. Alt B, Elsalini OA, Schrumpf P, Haufs N, Lawson ND, Schwabe GC, Mundlos S, GrĂ¼ters A, Krude H, Rohr KB. Arteries define the position of the thyroid gland during its developmental relocalisation. Development. 2006 Oct; 133(19):3797-804.
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31. Covassin L, Amigo JD, Suzuki K, Teplyuk V, Straubhaar J, Lawson ND. Global analysis of hematopoietic and vascular endothelial gene expression by tissue specific microarray profiling in zebrafish. Dev Biol. 2006 Nov 15; 299(2):551-62.
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32. Covassin LD, Villefranc JA, Kacergis MC, Weinstein BM, Lawson ND. Distinct genetic interactions between multiple Vegf receptors are required for development of different blood vessel types in zebrafish. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Apr 25; 103(17):6554-9.
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33. Hong SK, Haldin CE, Lawson ND, Weinstein BM, Dawid IB, Hukriede NA. The zebrafish kohtalo/trap230 gene is required for the development of the brain, neural crest, and pronephric kidney. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Dec 20; 102(51):18473-8.
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34. Crump JG, Maves L, Lawson ND, Weinstein BM, Kimmel CB. An essential role for Fgfs in endodermal pouch formation influences later craniofacial skeletal patterning. Development. 2004 Nov; 131(22):5703-16.
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35. Huang CC, Lawson ND, Weinstein BM, Johnson SL. reg6 is required for branching morphogenesis during blood vessel regeneration in zebrafish caudal fins. Dev Biol. 2003 Dec 1; 264(1):263-74.
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36. Isogai S, Lawson ND, Torrealday S, Horiguchi M, Weinstein BM. Angiogenic network formation in the developing vertebrate trunk. Development. 2003 Nov; 130(21):5281-90.
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37. Lawson ND, Mugford JW, Diamond BA, Weinstein BM. phospholipase C gamma-1 is required downstream of vascular endothelial growth factor during arterial development. Genes Dev. 2003 Jun 1; 17(11):1346-51.
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38. Lawson ND, Weinstein BM. Arteries and veins: making a difference with zebrafish. Nat Rev Genet. 2002 Sep; 3(9):674-82.
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39. Lawson ND, Weinstein BM. In vivo imaging of embryonic vascular development using transgenic zebrafish. Dev Biol. 2002 Aug 15; 248(2):307-18.
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40. Lawson ND, Vogel AM, Weinstein BM. sonic hedgehog and vascular endothelial growth factor act upstream of the Notch pathway during arterial endothelial differentiation. Dev Cell. 2002 Jul; 3(1):127-36.
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41. Roman BL, Pham VN, Lawson ND, Kulik M, Childs S, Lekven AC, Garrity DM, Moon RT, Fishman MC, Lechleider RJ, Weinstein BM. Disruption of acvrl1 increases endothelial cell number in zebrafish cranial vessels. Development. 2002 Jun; 129(12):3009-19.
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42. Lyons SE, Lawson ND, Lei L, Bennett PE, Weinstein BM, Liu PP. A nonsense mutation in zebrafish gata1 causes the bloodless phenotype in vlad tepes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Apr 16; 99(8):5454-9.
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43. Weinstein BM, Lawson ND. Arteries, veins, Notch, and VEGF. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 2002; 67:155-62.
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44. Lawson ND, Scheer N, Pham VN, Kim CH, Chitnis AB, Campos-Ortega JA, Weinstein BM. Notch signaling is required for arterial-venous differentiation during embryonic vascular development. Development. 2001 Oct; 128(19):3675-83.
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45. Lawson ND, Berliner N. Representational difference analysis of a committed myeloid progenitor cell line reveals evidence for bilineage potential. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Aug 18; 95(17):10129-33.
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46. Lawson ND, Khanna-Gupta A, Berliner N. Isolation and characterization of the cDNA for mouse neutrophil collagenase: demonstration of shared negative regulatory pathways for neutrophil secondary granule protein gene expression. Blood. 1998 Apr 1; 91(7):2517-24.
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47. Lawson ND, Stillman EA, Whitt MA, Rose JK. Recombinant vesicular stomatitis viruses from DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 May 9; 92(10):4477-81.
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Keywords   
Zebrafish
Arteries
Zebrafish Proteins
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Receptors, Notch
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Fogarty, Kevin
Green, Michael
Standley, Clive
Wolfe, Scot
Zhu, Lihua
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Lewis, Brian
Bach, Ingolf
Luban, Jeremy
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