Nonmuscle myosin II is responsible for maintaining endothelial cell basal tone and stress fiber integrity

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Goeckeler, Zoe M ^a   Bridgman, Paul C ^b   Wysolmerski, Robert B ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Blebbistatin; Focal adhesions; Isometric tension; Myosin light chain kinase; Regulatory light chain phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BLEBBISTATIN; CALCIUM ION; F ACTIN; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; RHO KINASE; THROMBIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGHT CHAIN; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRESS FIBER;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MYOSIN TYPE II; STRESS FIBERS;

EID: 57049120536     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00318.2008     Document Type: Article

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