A mechanosensory complex that mediates the endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress
Tzima E, Irani-Tehrani M, Kiosses WB, Dejana E, Schultz DA, Engelhardt B, Cao G, DeLisser H, Schwartz MA. A mechanosensory complex that mediates the endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress. Nature 2005, 437: 426-431. PMID: 16163360, DOI: 10.1038/nature03952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDCadherinsCattleCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFemaleGene DeletionMechanotransduction, CellularMiceMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesNF-kappa BPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1RatsStress, MechanicalVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsDownstream inflammatory genesPECAM-1 knockout miceVascular endothelial cell cadherinVascular remodellingHigh-affinity stateInflammatory genesNF-κBVascular homeostasisEndothelial cell responsesCell responsesMechanosensory complexPECAM-1Heterologous cellsPathway upstreamCardiac developmentIntegrin activationAtherogenesisMechanism of transductionPathwayMice