A novel RhoA/ROCK-CPI-17-MEF2C signaling pathway regulates vascular smooth muscle cell gene expression

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 8361-8370

  Pagiatakis, Christina ^a   Gordon, Joseph W ^a,b   Ehyai, Saviz ^a   McDermott, John C ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL SIGNALING; GENE EXPRESSION; PHOSPHATASES; SIGNALING;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; CATALYTIC SUBUNITS; ECTOPIC EXPRESSIONS; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; SIGNALING CASCADES; SIGNALING PATHWAYS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS;

MUSCLE;

MYOCARDIN; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2C; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; PKC POTENTIATED PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR OF 17 KDA; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1ALPHA; RHO KINASE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 84858061109     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.286203     Document Type: Article

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