Choosing sides in polarized endothelial adaptation to shear stress

Circulation Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-124

  Helmke, Brian P ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrin; Mechanotransduction; Planar cell polarity; Protein kinase a (PKA); Rac

Indexed keywords

ALPHA4 INTEGRIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; PAXILLIN; RAC1 PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEAR STRESS; UPREGULATION; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INTEGRIN ALPHA4; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICE; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 48849092365     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.180836     Document Type: Editorial

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