Shear stress modulates the expression of the atheroprotective protein Cx37 in endothelial cells

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 299-309

  Pfenniger, Anna ^a   Wong, Cindy ^a   Sutter, Esther ^a   Cuhlmann, Simon ^b   Dunoyer Geindre, Sylvie ^a   Mach, François ^a   Horrevoets, Anton J ^c   Evans, Paul C ^b   Krams, Rob ^b   Kwak, Brenda R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cx37; Endothelium; Gap junction; Gene expression; KLF2; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CONNEXIN 37; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 2; SIMVASTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONNEXINS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RNA INTERFERENCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

MUS;

EID: 84862882679     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: 10958584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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