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Dr Kaska Koltowska
Dr

Kaska Koltowska

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Overview

Availability

Dr Kaska Koltowska is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Molecular Genetics, King's College London
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Development Biology, University College London

Works

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35 works between 2008 and 2025

21 - 35 of 35 works

2019

Journal Article

Yap1 promotes sprouting and proliferation of lymphatic progenitors downstream of Vegfc in the zebrafish trunk

Grimm, Lin, Nakajima, Hiroyuki, Chaudhury, Smrita, Bower, Neil I., Okuda, Kazuhide S., Cox, Andrew G., Harvey, Natasha L., Koltowska, Katarzyna, Mochizuki, Naoki and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2019). Yap1 promotes sprouting and proliferation of lymphatic progenitors downstream of Vegfc in the zebrafish trunk. eLife, 8 e42881. doi: 10.7554/elife.42881

Yap1 promotes sprouting and proliferation of lymphatic progenitors downstream of Vegfc in the zebrafish trunk

2019

Journal Article

The alternative splicing regulator Nova2 constrains vascular Erk signaling to limit specification of the lymphatic lineage

Baek, Sungmin, Oh, Tae Gyu, Secker, Genevieve, Sutton, Drew L., Okuda, Kazuhide S., Paterson, Scott, Bower, Neil I., Toubia, John, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Capon, Samuel J., Baillie, Gregory J., Simons, Cas, Muscat, George E.O., Lagendijk, Anne K., Smith, Kelly A., Harvey, Natasha L. and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2019). The alternative splicing regulator Nova2 constrains vascular Erk signaling to limit specification of the lymphatic lineage. Developmental Cell, 49 (2), 279-292. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.03.017

The alternative splicing regulator Nova2 constrains vascular Erk signaling to limit specification of the lymphatic lineage

2019

Journal Article

Peri-arterial specification of vascular mural cells from naive mesenchyme requires Notch signaling

Ando, Koji, Wang, Weili, Peng, Di, Chiba, Ayano, Lagendijk, Anne K., Barske, Lindsey, Crump, J. Gage, Stainier, Didier Y. R., Lendahl, Urban, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Hogan, Benjamin M., Fukuhara, Shigetomo, Mochizuki, Naoki and Betsholtz, Christer (2019). Peri-arterial specification of vascular mural cells from naive mesenchyme requires Notch signaling. Development, 146 (2) dev165589, dev165589. doi: 10.1242/dev.165589

Peri-arterial specification of vascular mural cells from naive mesenchyme requires Notch signaling

2017

Journal Article

Mural lymphatic endothelial cells regulate meningeal angiogenesis in the zebrafish

Bower, Neil I., Koltowska, Katarzyna, Pichol-Thievend, Cathy, Virshup, Isaac, Paterson, Scott, Lagendijk, Anne K., Wang, Weili, Lindsey, Benjamin W., Bent, Stephen J., Baek, Sungmin, Rondon-Galeano, Maria, Hurley, Daniel G., Mochizuki, Naoki, Simons, Cas, Francois, Mathias, Wells, Christine A., Kaslin, Jan and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2017). Mural lymphatic endothelial cells regulate meningeal angiogenesis in the zebrafish. Nature Neuroscience, 20 (6), 774-783. doi: 10.1038/nn.4558

Mural lymphatic endothelial cells regulate meningeal angiogenesis in the zebrafish

2017

Conference Publication

Lymphatic and facial defects 1 regulates expansion of the lymphatic endothelial cell lineage upon its emergence from the cardinal vein

Koltowska, Kaska, Paterson, Scott, Lagendijk, Anne Karine, Chen, Huijun, Baillie, Gregory, Leshchiner, Ignat, Geossling, Wolfram, Smith, Kelly, Simons, Cas, Schulte-Merker, Stefan and Hogan, Ben (2017). Lymphatic and facial defects 1 regulates expansion of the lymphatic endothelial cell lineage upon its emergence from the cardinal vein. 18th International Congress of Developmental Biology, Singapore, Singapore, 18 - 22 June 2017. Shannon, Clare Ireland: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2017.04.447

Lymphatic and facial defects 1 regulates expansion of the lymphatic endothelial cell lineage upon its emergence from the cardinal vein

2015

Journal Article

mafba is a downstream transcriptional effector of Vegfc signaling essential for embryonic lymphangiogenesis in zebrafish

Koltowska, Katarzyna, Paterson, Scott, Bower, Neil I., Baillie, Gregory J., Lagendijk, Anne K., Astin, Jonathan W., Chen, Huijun, Francois, Mathias, Crosier, Philip S., Taft, Ryan J., Simons, Cas, Smith, Kelly A. and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2015). mafba is a downstream transcriptional effector of Vegfc signaling essential for embryonic lymphangiogenesis in zebrafish. Genes and Development, 29 (15), 1618-1630. doi: 10.1101/gad.263210.115

mafba is a downstream transcriptional effector of Vegfc signaling essential for embryonic lymphangiogenesis in zebrafish

2015

Journal Article

Vegfc regulates bipotential precursor division and prox1 expression to promote lymphatic identity in zebrafish

Koltowska, Katarzyna, Lagendijk, Anne K., Pichol-Thievend, Cathy, Fischer, Johanna C., Francois, Mathias, Ober, Elke A., Yap, Alpha S. and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2015). Vegfc regulates bipotential precursor division and prox1 expression to promote lymphatic identity in zebrafish. Cell Reports, 13 (9), 1828-1841. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.10.055

Vegfc regulates bipotential precursor division and prox1 expression to promote lymphatic identity in zebrafish

2014

Conference Publication

Ccbe1 regulates Vegfc-mediated induction of Vegfr3 signaling during embryonic lymphangiogenesis

Le Guen, Ludovic, Karpanen, Terhi, Schulte, Dorte, Harris, Nicole C., Bower, Neil, I., Koltowska, Katarzyna, Roukens, Guy, Van Impel, Andreas, Stacker, Steven A., Achen, Marc, Schulte-Merker, Stefan and Hogan, Ben M. (2014). Ccbe1 regulates Vegfc-mediated induction of Vegfr3 signaling during embryonic lymphangiogenesis. Vascular matrix biology and bioengineering workshop IV and biology of signaling in the cardiovascular system workshop III, Hyannis, MA United States, 20 - 24 October 1013. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/s10456-013-9412-3

Ccbe1 regulates Vegfc-mediated induction of Vegfr3 signaling during embryonic lymphangiogenesis

2014

Journal Article

Ccbe1 regulates Vegfc-mediated induction of Vegfr3 signaling during embryonic lymphangiogenesis

Le Guen, Ludovic, Karpanen, Terhi, Dorte, Schulte, Harris, Nicole C., Koltowska, Katarzyna, Roukens, Guy, Bower, Neil I., van Impel, Andreas, Stacker, Steven A., Achen, Marc G., Schulte-Merker, Stefan and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2014). Ccbe1 regulates Vegfc-mediated induction of Vegfr3 signaling during embryonic lymphangiogenesis. Development, 141 (6), 1239-1249. doi: 10.1242/dev.100495

Ccbe1 regulates Vegfc-mediated induction of Vegfr3 signaling during embryonic lymphangiogenesis

2013

Journal Article

VEGFD regulates blood vascular development by modulating SOX18 activity

Duong, Tam, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Pichol-Thievend, Cathy, Le Guen, Ludovic, Fontaine, Frank R., Smith, Kelly, Truong, Vy, Skoczylas, Renae, Stacker, Steven A., Achen, Marc G., Koopman, Peter, Hogan, Ben and Francois, Mathias (2013). VEGFD regulates blood vascular development by modulating SOX18 activity. Blood, 123 (7), 1102-1112. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-04-495432

VEGFD regulates blood vascular development by modulating SOX18 activity

2013

Journal Article

Arap3 is dysregulated in a mouse model of hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia and regulates lymphatic vascular development

Kartopawiro, Joëlle, Neil Bower, Neil I., Karnezis, Tara, Kazenwadel, Jan, Betterman, Kelly L., Lesieur, Emmanuelle, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Astin, Jonathan, Crosier, Philip, Vermeren, Sonja, Achen, Marc G., Stacker, Steven A., Smith, Kelly A., Harvey, Natasha L., François, Mathias and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2013). Arap3 is dysregulated in a mouse model of hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia and regulates lymphatic vascular development. Human Molecular Genetics, Advance Access (5) ddt518, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddt518

Arap3 is dysregulated in a mouse model of hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia and regulates lymphatic vascular development

2013

Journal Article

Getting out and about: the emergence and morphogenesis of the vertebrate lymphatic vasculature

Koltowska, Katarzyna, Betterman, Kelly L., Harvey, Natasha L. and Hogan, Benjamin M. (2013). Getting out and about: the emergence and morphogenesis of the vertebrate lymphatic vasculature. Development, 140 (9), 1857-1870. doi: 10.1242/dev.089565

Getting out and about: the emergence and morphogenesis of the vertebrate lymphatic vasculature

2013

Journal Article

Ssrp1a controls organogenesis by promoting cell cycle progression and RNA synthesis

Koltowska, Katarzyna, Apitz, Holger, Stamataki, Despina, Hirst, Elizabeth M. A., Verkade, Heather, Salecker, Iris and Ober, Elke A. (2013). Ssrp1a controls organogenesis by promoting cell cycle progression and RNA synthesis. Development (Cambridge), 140 (9), 1912-1918. doi: 10.1242/dev.093583

Ssrp1a controls organogenesis by promoting cell cycle progression and RNA synthesis

2009

Conference Publication

The clamped s819 gene promotes liver differentiation and growth

Koltowska, Katarzyna and Ober, Elke A. (2009). The clamped s819 gene promotes liver differentiation and growth. 16th Annual Conference of the International-Society-of-Development-Biologists, Edinburgh Scotland, Sep 06-10, 2009. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2009.06.399

The clamped s819 gene promotes liver differentiation and growth

2008

Journal Article

Regulation of alternative polyadenylation by genomic imprinting

Wood, Andrew J., Schulz, Reiner, Woodfine, Kathryn, Koltowska, Katarzyna, Beechey, Colin V., Peters, Jo, Bourc'his, Deborah and Oakey, Rebecca J. (2008). Regulation of alternative polyadenylation by genomic imprinting. Genes and Development, 22 (9), 1141-1146. doi: 10.1101/gad.473408

Regulation of alternative polyadenylation by genomic imprinting

Funding

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2031
    Go & grow - uncovering mechanism coupling cell proliferation and migration
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017
    Lymphatic and facial defects 1 regulates expansion of the lymphatic endothelial cell lineage upon its emergence
    Society for Develpmental Biology
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Angiogenesis: New Mechanisms in Vascular Patterning and Specialization: From Cells to Functional Networks
    The Cass Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Establishing 3D embryonic transcriptome tomography at UQ: Proof of principle using novel zebrafish lymphatic mutants
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    LE&RN Postdoctoral Fellowship: Characterisation of a novel modulator of a Vegfc/Vegfr3 signalling during lymphatic development
    Lymphatic Education and Research Network
    Open grant

Supervision

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Supervision history

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