Zyxin mediation of stretch-induced gene expression in human endothelial cells

Circulation Research

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 898-902

  Wójtowicz, Agnieszka ^a   Babu, Sahana Suresh ^a   Li, Li ^a   Gretz, Norbert ^a   Hecker, Markus ^a   Cattaruzza, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

endothelial dysfunction; gene expression; hypertension; stretch; zyxin

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; ZYXIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; ZYX PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOCAL ADHESION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STRETCH; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HYPERTENSION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PHENOTYPE; PRESSORECEPTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; ZYXIN;

EID: 77957974629     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.227850     Document Type: Article

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