Multiple roles for myosin II in tensional homeostasis under mechanical loading

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-191

  Kaunas, Roland ^a   Deguchi, Shinji ^b  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclic strain; Cytoskeleton; Endothelial cells; Mechanical strain; Mechanotransduction; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL MIGRATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FOCAL ADHESION; HOMEOSTASIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBER; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENSION;

EID: 79960563616     PISSN: 18655025     EISSN: 18655033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12195-011-0175-x     Document Type: Review

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