Phosphatase PTEN is inactivated in bovine aortic endothelial cells exposed to cyclic strain
Hoshino Y, Nishimura K, Sumpio BE. Phosphatase PTEN is inactivated in bovine aortic endothelial cells exposed to cyclic strain. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2007, 100: 515-526. PMID: 16927376, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCasein kinase 2Transfection of ECsPTEN plasmidVascular cell morphologyEndothelial cellsPI3K activitySuppression of apoptosisPI3K-Akt pathwayLipid phosphataseMaximal activityPhosphatase PTENPhospho-PTENPTEN activityBovine aortic endothelial cellsIntracellular phosphatidylinositolUpstream regulatorAkt activityKinase 2Phospho-AKT activityK activityTime-dependent mannerAortic endothelial cellsCell morphologyCell proliferationPTEN