RGS proteins: Identifying new GAPs in the understanding of blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular function

Clinical Science

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 391-399

  Gu, Steven ^a   Cifelli, Carlo ^a   Wang, Sean ^a   Heximer, Scott P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiac myocyte; G protein coupled receptor; Heterotrimeric GTP binding protein; Regulator of G protein signalling (RGS); Vascular smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; RGS PROTEIN; RGS2 PROTEIN; RGS4 PROTEIN; RGS5 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY CELL; KNOCKOUT GENE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MICE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RGS PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 63449118167     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20080272     Document Type: Review

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