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- Dr Kaska Koltowska is:
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Development Biology, University College London
Works
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2025
Journal Article
The invasion phenotypes of glioblastoma depend on plastic and reprogrammable cell states
Doroszko, Milena, Stockgard, Rebecka, Uppman, Irem, Heinold, Josephine, Voukelatou, Faidra, Mangukiya, Hitesh Bhagavanbhai, Millner, Thomas O., Skeppas, Madeleine, Ballester Bravo, Mar, Elgendy, Ramy, Berglund, Maria, Elfineh, Ludmila, Krona, Cecilia, Kundu, Soumi, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Marino, Silvia, Larsson, Ida and Nelander, Sven (2025). The invasion phenotypes of glioblastoma depend on plastic and reprogrammable cell states. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 6662. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-61999-1
2025
Journal Article
Protocol to computationally average confocal images of zebrafish lymphatic vessels to identify phenotypes
Arnold, Hannah, Panara, Virginia, Allalou, Amin and Koltowska, Katarzyna (2025). Protocol to computationally average confocal images of zebrafish lymphatic vessels to identify phenotypes. STAR Protocols, 6 (1) 103632, 103632-1. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.103632
2024
Journal Article
The relationship between the secondary vascular system and the lymphatic vascular system in fish
Panara, Virginia, Varaliová, Zuzana, Wilting, Jörg, Koltowska, Katarzyna and Jeltsch, Michael (2024). The relationship between the secondary vascular system and the lymphatic vascular system in fish. Biological Reviews, 99 (6), 2108-2133. doi: 10.1111/brv.13114
2024
Journal Article
Distinct strategies for intravascular triglyceride metabolism in hearts of mammals and lower vertebrate species
Nguyen, Le Phuong, Song, Wenxin, Yang, Ye, Tran, Anh P., Weston, Thomas A., Jung, Hyesoo, Tu, Yiping, Kim, Paul H., Kim, Joonyoung R., Xie, Katherine, Yu, Rachel G., Scheithauer, Julia, Presnell, Ashley M., Ploug, Michael, Birrane, Gabriel, Arnold, Hannah, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Mäe, Maarja A., Betsholtz, Christer, He, Liqun, Goodwin, Jeffrey L., Beigneux, Anne P., Fong, Loren G. and Young, Stephen G. (2024). Distinct strategies for intravascular triglyceride metabolism in hearts of mammals and lower vertebrate species. JCI Insight, 9 (20) e184940. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.184940
2024
Journal Article
Multiple cis-regulatory elements control prox1a expression in distinct lymphatic vascular beds
Panara, Virginia, Yu, Hujun, Peng, Di, Staxäng, Karin, Hodik, Monika, Filipek-Gorniok, Beata, Kazenwadel, Jan, Skoczylas, Renae, Mason, Elizabeth, Allalou, Amin, Harvey, Natasha L., Haitina, Tatjana, Hogan, Benjamin M. and Koltowska, Katarzyna (2024). Multiple cis-regulatory elements control prox1a expression in distinct lymphatic vascular beds. Development, 151 (9) dev202525, 1-14. doi: 10.1242/dev.202525
2023
Journal Article
Editorial: Lymphatic system: organ specific functions in health and disease
Koltowska, Kaska, Jakus, Zoltán, Hong, Young-Kwon and Kume, Tsutomu (2023). Editorial: Lymphatic system: organ specific functions in health and disease. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 11 1224584, 1224584-11. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1224584
2023
Journal Article
Single‐cell analysis of lymphatic endothelial cell fate specification and differentiation during zebrafish development
Grimm, Lin, Mason, Elizabeth, Yu, Hujun, Dudczig, Stefanie, Panara, Virginia, Chen, Tyrone, Bower, Neil I., Paterson, Scott, Rondon Galeano, Maria, Kobayashi, Sakurako, Senabouth, Anne, Lagendijk, Anne K., Powell, Joseph, Smith, Kelly A., Okuda, Kazuhide S., Koltowska, Katarzyna and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2023). Single‐cell analysis of lymphatic endothelial cell fate specification and differentiation during zebrafish development. The EMBO Journal, 42 (11) e112590, e112590. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112590
2023
Journal Article
A Prox1 enhancer represses haematopoiesis in the lymphatic vasculature
Kazenwadel, Jan, Venugopal, Parvathy, Oszmiana, Anna, Toubia, John, Arriola-Martinez, Luis, Panara, Virginia, Piltz, Sandra G., Brown, Chris, Ma, Wanshu, Schreiber, Andreas W., Koltowska, Katarzyna, Taoudi, Samir, Thomas, Paul Q., Scott, Hamish S. and Harvey, Natasha L. (2023). A Prox1 enhancer represses haematopoiesis in the lymphatic vasculature. Nature, 614 (7947), 343-348. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05650-9
2022
Journal Article
Claudin5 protects the peripheral endothelial barrier in an organ and vessel-type-specific manner
Richards, Mark, Nwadozi, Emmanuel, Pal, Sagnik, Martinsson, Pernilla, Kaakinen, Mika, Gloger, Marleen, Sjöberg, Elin, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Betsholtz, Christer, Eklund, Lauri, Nordling, Sofia and Claesson-Welsh, Lena (2022). Claudin5 protects the peripheral endothelial barrier in an organ and vessel-type-specific manner. eLife, 11 e78517, 1-28. doi: 10.7554/eLife.78517
2022
Journal Article
mafba and mafbb differentially regulate lymphatic endothelial cell migration in topographically distinct manners
Arnold, Hannah, Panara, Virginia, Hußmann, Melina, Filipek-Gorniok, Beata, Skoczylas, Renae, Ranefall, Petter, Gloger, Marleen, Allalou, Amin, Hogan, Benjamin M., Schulte-Merker, Stefan and Koltowska, Katarzyna (2022). mafba and mafbb differentially regulate lymphatic endothelial cell migration in topographically distinct manners. Cell Reports, 39 (12) 110982, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110982
2022
Journal Article
Epigenetic Regulation of Endothelial Cell Lineages During Zebrafish Development-New Insights From Technical Advances
Panara, Virginia, Monteiro, Rui and Koltowska, Katarzyna (2022). Epigenetic Regulation of Endothelial Cell Lineages During Zebrafish Development-New Insights From Technical Advances. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.891538
2022
Journal Article
Real-time evaluation of glioblastoma growth in patient-specific zebrafish xenografts
Almstedt, Elin, Rosén, Emil, Gloger, Marleen, Stockgard, Rebecka, Hekmati, Neda, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Krona, Cecilia and Nelander, Sven (2022). Real-time evaluation of glioblastoma growth in patient-specific zebrafish xenografts. Neuro-oncology, 24 (5) noab264, 726-738. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab264
2022
Journal Article
Proper migration of lymphatic endothelial cells requires survival and guidance cues from arterial mural cells
Peng, Di, Ando, Koji, Hußmann, Melina, Gloger, Marleen, Skoczylas, Renae, Mochizuki, Naoki, Betsholtz, Christer, Fukuhara, Shigetomo, Schulte-Merker, Stefan, Lawson, Nathan D. and Koltowska, Katarzyna (2022). Proper migration of lymphatic endothelial cells requires survival and guidance cues from arterial mural cells. eLife, 11 e74094, 1-23. doi: 10.7554/eLife.74094
2021
Journal Article
The RNA helicase Ddx21 controls Vegfc-driven developmental lymphangiogenesis by balancing endothelial cell ribosome biogenesis and p53 function
Koltowska, Katarzyna, Okuda, Kazuhide S., Gloger, Marleen, Rondon-Galeano, Maria, Mason, Elizabeth, Xuan, Jiachen, Dudczig, Stefanie, Chen, Huijun, Arnold, Hannah, Skoczylas, Renae, Bower, Neil I., Paterson, Scott, Lagendijk, Anne Karine, Baillie, Gregory J., Leshchiner, Ignaty, Simons, Cas, Smith, Kelly A., Goessling, Wolfram, Heath, Joan K., Pearson, Richard B., Sanij, Elaine, Schulte-Merker, Stefan and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2021). The RNA helicase Ddx21 controls Vegfc-driven developmental lymphangiogenesis by balancing endothelial cell ribosome biogenesis and p53 function. Nature Cell Biology, 23 (11), 1136-1147. doi: 10.1038/s41556-021-00784-w
2021
Journal Article
Homeostatic maintenance of the lymphatic vasculature
Stritt, Simon, Koltowska, Katarzyna and Mäkinen, Taija (2021). Homeostatic maintenance of the lymphatic vasculature. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 27 (10), 955-970. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2021.07.003
2021
Journal Article
3,4-Difluorobenzocurcumin inhibits VGFC-VGFR3-ERK signalling to block developmental lymphangiogenesis in zebrafish
Okuda, Kazuhide S., Ng, Mei Fong, Ruslan, Nur Faizah, Bower, Neil I., Song, Dedrick Soon Seng, Chen, Huijun, Baek, Sungmin, Crosier, Philip S., Koltowska, Katarzyna, Astin, Jonathan W., Tan, Pei Jean, Hogan, Benjamin M. and Patel, Vyomesh (2021). 3,4-Difluorobenzocurcumin inhibits VGFC-VGFR3-ERK signalling to block developmental lymphangiogenesis in zebrafish. Pharmaceuticals, 14 (7) 614, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ph14070614
2021
Journal Article
Vasohibin 1 selectively regulates secondary sprouting and lymphangiogenesis in the zebrafish trunk
de Oliveira, Marta Bastos, Meier, Katja, Jung, Simone, Bartels-Klein, Eireen, Coxam, Baptiste, Geudens, Ilse, Szymborska, Anna, Skoczylas, Renae, Fechner, Ines, Koltowska, Katarzyna and Gerhardt, Holger (2021). Vasohibin 1 selectively regulates secondary sprouting and lymphangiogenesis in the zebrafish trunk. Development (Cambridge, England), 148 (4) dev194993, 1-14. doi: 10.1242/dev.194993
2020
Journal Article
Localised Collagen2a1 secretion supports lymphatic endothelial cell migration in the zebrafish embryo
Chaudhury, Smrita, Okuda, Kazuhide S., Koltowska, Katarzyna, Lagendijk, Anne K., Paterson, Scott, Baillie, Gregory J., Simons, Cas, Smith, Kelly A., Hogan, Benjamin M. and Bower, Neil I. (2020). Localised Collagen2a1 secretion supports lymphatic endothelial cell migration in the zebrafish embryo. Development, 147 (18) dev190983, dev.190983. doi: 10.1242/dev.190983
2020
Journal Article
MAFB modulates the maturation of lymphatic vascular networks in mice
Rondon‐Galeano, Maria, Skoczylas, Renae, Bower, Neil I., Simons, Cas, Gordon, Emma, Francois, Mathias, Koltowska, Katarzyna and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2020). MAFB modulates the maturation of lymphatic vascular networks in mice. Developmental Dynamics, 249 (10) dvdy.209, 1201-1216. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.209
2019
Journal Article
A zebrafish genetic model enables an invaluable discovery: a lifesaving treatment for a lymphatic anomaly
Koltowska, Katarzyna (2019). A zebrafish genetic model enables an invaluable discovery: a lifesaving treatment for a lymphatic anomaly. Lab Animal, 48 (10), 305-306. doi: 10.1038/s41684-019-0401-z
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Supervision history
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of key transcription factors governing lymphatic vascular development
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