Regulation of endothelin-1 gene expression by cell shape and the microfilament network in vascular endothelium

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Malek, Adel Moussa ^a   Lee, Ike W ^b   Alper, Seth L ^b,c,d   Izumo, Seigo ^b,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; F actin; Gene expression; Mechanotransduction; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN D; ENDOTHELIN 1; FORSKOLIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030657810     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.273.5.c1764     Document Type: Article

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