Promoters to Study Vascular Smooth Muscle
Chakraborty R, Saddouk FZ, Carrao AC, Krause DS, Greif DM, Martin KA. Promoters to Study Vascular Smooth Muscle. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2019, 39: 603-612. PMID: 30727757, PMCID: PMC6527360, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell LineCell LineageCell TransdifferentiationGene Expression RegulationGene Knockout TechniquesGene TargetingHumansMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMuscle ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleMyofibroblastsMyosin Heavy ChainsNeovascularization, PathologicNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsConceptsSmooth muscle cellsCre driver linesDiversity of phenotypesMuscle cell typesVisceral smooth muscle cellsSMC transdifferentiationActa2 promoterRemarkable plasticityExciting new eraSMC functionCell typesCre linesEmbryonic heartExciting discoveriesPhenotypeMuscle cellsPerivascular adipocytesPromoterVascular smooth muscleNonmuscular cellsExpressionMyeloid cellsCardiovascular phenotypesCellsBlood vessel wall