Rho kinase inhibitor HA-1077 prevents Rho-mediated myosin phosphatase inhibition in smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 1 47-1, 2000, Pages

  Nagumo, Hiromitsu ^a   Sasaki, Yasuharu ^b   Ono, Yoshitaka ^c   Okamoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Seto, Minoru ^b   Takuwa, Yoh ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ASAHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium ion; Contraction; Myosin light chain dephosphorylation; Sensitization; Small G protein; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FASUDIL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SWINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033955903     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.278.1.c57     Document Type: Article

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