Up-regulation of connexin43 correlates with increased synthetic activity and enhanced contractile differentiation in TGF-β-treated human aortic smooth muscle cells

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 375-386

  Rama, Aisha ^a   Matsushita, Tsutomu ^a   Charolidi, Nicoletta ^a   Rothery, Stephen ^a   Dupont, Emmanuel ^a   Severs, Nicholas J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Gap junctions; Smooth muscle cells; TGF

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; BROXURIDINE; CALPONIN; CONNEXIN 43; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; PROCOLLAGEN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSFER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROINJECTION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33645873007     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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