Matrix Rigidity Mediates TGFβ1-induced Epithelial-Myofibroblast Transition by Controlling Cytoskeletal Organization and MRTF-A Localization

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 230, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1829-1839

  O'Connor, Joseph W ^a   Riley, Patrick N ^a   Nalluri, Sandeep M ^a   Ashar, Parth K ^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; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; MKL1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TGFB1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RIGIDITY; TENSION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MICE; MYOFIBROBLASTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 84928380459     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24895     Document Type: Article

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