2007
Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation
Rzucidlo E, Martin K, Powell R. Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2007, 45: a25-a32. PMID: 17544021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationSmooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell differentiationCell differentiationPathogenesis of atherosclerosisMajor human diseasesLocal environmental cuesEnvironmental cuesContractile roleIntimal hyperplasiaDifferentiated stateVascular aneurysmsMolecular mechanismsVascular developmentPhenotypic switchingHuman diseasesVessel wallVSMCCritical roleDifferentiationEssential componentHypertensionAsthmaAtherosclerosisHyperplasia
2002
The Critical Role of Transmembrane Prolines in Human Prostacyclin Receptor Activation
Stitham J, Martin KA, Hwa J. The Critical Role of Transmembrane Prolines in Human Prostacyclin Receptor Activation. Molecular Pharmacology 2002, 61: 1202-1210. PMID: 11961139, DOI: 10.1124/mol.61.5.1202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsHuman prostacyclin receptorTransmembrane prolinesMolecular hingeProtein-coupled receptorsVascular smooth muscle relaxationProstacyclin receptor activationAlanine mutationsExtracellular boundarySmooth muscle relaxationPro-89Proline residuesLigand bindingGPCR activationExtracellular locationProper bindingWild-type controlsPosition 89ProlineMuscle relaxationPlatelet aggregationReceptor activationProstacyclin receptorCritical roleBinding