C-Ski, Smurf2, and Arkadia as regulators of TGF-β signaling: New targets for managing myofibroblast function and cardiac fibrosis

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 764-772

  Cunnington, Ryan H ^a   Nazari, Mansoreh ^a   Dixon, Ian M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arkadia; c Ski; Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Heart; Myofibroblast; Smad7; Smurf2; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PROTEIN ARKADIA; PROTEIN C SKI; PROTEIN SMURF2; SMAD7 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 1; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FIBROBLASTS; FIBROSIS; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 70449099467     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y09-076     Document Type: Review

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