Myocardin-like protein 2 regulates TGFβ signaling in embryonic stem cells and the developing vasculature

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 139, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 3531-3542

  Li, Jian ^a   Bowens, Nina ^a   Cheng, Lan ^a   Zhu, Xiaohong ^a   Chen, Mary ^a   Hannenhalli, Sridhar ^b   Cappola, Thomas P ^a   Parmacek, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Embryonic stem cell; Mouse; Myocardin related transcription factor B MKL2; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOCARDIN; MYOCARDIN LIKE PROTEIN 2; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEURYSM; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CELL ADHESION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLOOD VESSELS; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FETAL VIABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEMORRHAGE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

EID: 84865853068     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.082222     Document Type: Article

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