The protective effect of HOXA5 on carotid atherosclerosis occurs by modulating the vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype
Yuchen Jing, Bai Gao, Zhiyang Han, Lifang Xia, Shijie Xin
Topics & Concepts
Vascular smooth muscleGene knockdownCalponinBiologyPlatelet-derived growth factorCell biologyPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorGrowth factorInternal medicineThrombospondinsPhenotypic switchingEndocrinologyThrombospondinReceptorBiochemistryActinMatrix metalloproteinaseMedicineGeneMetalloproteinaseSmooth muscleHippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation