Effect of LIMK2 RNAi on reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton in osteoblasts induced by fluid shear stress

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3225-3228

  Fu, Qiang ^a   Wu, Changjing ^a   Shen, Yun ^a   Zheng, Shucan ^a   Chen, Rui ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Fluid shear stress; LIMK2; Osteoblast; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN LIMK2; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHEAR STRESS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETON; LIM KINASES; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROFLUIDICS; OSTEOBLASTS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 55549103324     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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