The effects of the small GTPase RhoA on the muscarinic contraction of airway smooth muscle result from its role in regulating actin polymerization

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Wenwu ^a   Du, Liping ^a   Gunst, Susan J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium sensitization; Calyculin A; Cytoskeleton; Myosin light chain kinase; Myosin light chain phosphatase; Myosin light chain phosphorylation; Myosin phosphatase

Indexed keywords

1 (5 IODO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONYL)HEXAHYDRO 1H 1,4 DIAZEPINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; EXOENZYME C3; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; RHOA GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN; MONOMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA MUSCLE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRACHEA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTINS; ANIMALS; DOGS; HUMANS; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHOSPHORYLATION; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; TRACHEA;

EID: 77955883145     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00118.2010     Document Type: Article

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