Effects of monensin on tropoelastin metabolism in vascular smooth muscle cells: Monensin causes intracellular degradation of accumulated tropoelastin

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-7

  Ikeda, Kenji ^a   Wachi, Hiroshi ^a   Seyama, Yoshiyuki ^b   Tajima, Shingo ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elastin; Intracellular degradation; Monensin; Secretion; Smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONENSIN; TROPOELASTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031015625     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021568     Document Type: Article

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