Cell adhesion and shape regulate TGF-beta1-induced epithelial-myofibroblast transition via MRTF-A signaling

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  O'Connor, Joseph W ^a   Gomez, Esther W ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MYOCARDIN RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SPREADING; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENETIC REGULATION; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL SHAPE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETON; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOFIBROBLASTS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 84892404296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083188     Document Type: Article

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