2014
Epigenetic regulation of smooth muscle cell plasticity
Liu R, Leslie KL, Martin KA. Epigenetic regulation of smooth muscle cell plasticity. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2014, 1849: 448-453. PMID: 24937434, PMCID: PMC4552189, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSMC plasticityEpigenetic regulationSmooth muscle cellsCell plasticitySmooth Muscle Cell PlasticityRegulatory cis elementsCell typesDNA demethylation pathwayLevel of epigeneticsMuscle cell plasticityMature cell typesKey transcription factorMajor cell typesHistone modificationsNovel target moleculesDNA methylationTranscription factorsEnvironmental stressCis elementsPhenotypic statesDemethylation pathwaySMC phenotypeMolecular mechanismsAdult bodyRemarkable plasticity
2013
Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity
Liu R, Jin Y, Tang WH, Qin L, Zhang X, Tellides G, Hwa J, Yu J, Martin KA. Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity. Circulation 2013, 128: 2047-2057. PMID: 24077167, PMCID: PMC3899790, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDioxygenasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsWound HealingConceptsTen-Eleven Translocation-2SMC differentiationTET2 knockdownSmooth muscle cellsGene expressionTranslocation 2Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityMaster epigenetic regulatorSMC gene expressionContractile gene expressionMuscle cell plasticityDedifferentiated smooth muscle cellsTET2 overexpressionContractile smooth muscle cellsHuman smooth muscle cellsChromatin accessibilityEpigenetic landscapeSMC plasticityChromatin immunoprecipitationEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsCell plasticityMaster regulatorSMC phenotypeTranscriptional upregulation