Progestogens regulate endothelial actin cytoskeleton and cell movement via the actin-binding protein moesin

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-234

  Fu, Xiao Dong ^a   Flamini, Marina ^a   Sanchez, Angel Matias ^a   Goglia, Lorenzo ^a   Giretti, Maria Silvia ^a   Genazzani, Andrea R ^a   Simoncini, Tommaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell movement; Medroxyprogesterone acetate; Moesin; Progesterone; Vascular endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MOESIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RHO KINASE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PSEUDOPODIUM; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 43049137718     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan010     Document Type: Article

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