Wnt3a induces myofibroblast differentiation by upregulating TGF-β signaling through SMAD2 in a β-catenin-dependent manner

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Carthy, Jon M ^a   Garmaroudi, Farshid S ^a   Luo, Zongshu ^a   McManus, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BETA CATENIN; COLLAGEN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WNT3A PROTEIN; ACTIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; WNT PROTEIN; WNT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBER; UPREGULATION; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CELL MOTION; CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GEL; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; COLLAGEN; GELS; MICE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOFIBROBLASTS; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD2 PROTEIN; STRESS FIBERS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UP-REGULATION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 79956200232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019809     Document Type: Article

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