Ras and Rho are required for Gαq-induced hypertrophic gene expression in neonatal rat cardiac myocytes

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 485-494

  Hines, Wirt A ^a   Thorburn, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

G q; Heterotrimeric G protein; Hypertrophy; MEK; Phenylephrine; Ras; Rho; SAPK; Small G proteins; 1 adrenergic receptor

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032031590     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1997.0613     Document Type: Article

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