RhoA/Rho-associated kinase mediates fibroblast contractile force generation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 280, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1340-1345

  Yee Jr , Hal F ^a   Melton, Andrew C ^a   Tran, Binh N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractile force generation; Contraction; Fibroblast; Myosin; Myosin light chain kinase; Myosin regulatory light chain phosphorylation; Rho associated kinase; RhoA

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; FIBROBLAST; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034810439     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4291     Document Type: Article

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