2020
Circular RNA CircMAP3K5 Acts as a MicroRNA-22-3p Sponge to Promote Resolution of Intimal Hyperplasia Via TET2-Mediated Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation
Zeng Z, Xia L, Fan S, Zheng J, Qin J, Fan X, Liu Y, Tao J, Liu Y, Li K, Ling Z, Bu Y, Martin KA, Hwa J, Liu R, Tang WH. Circular RNA CircMAP3K5 Acts as a MicroRNA-22-3p Sponge to Promote Resolution of Intimal Hyperplasia Via TET2-Mediated Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation. Circulation 2020, 143: 354-371. PMID: 33207953, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.049715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman coronary artery smooth muscle cellsTet2 knockout miceCoronary artery smooth muscle cellsArtery smooth muscle cellsCircular RNAsSmooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsWire-injured mouse femoral arteriesSmooth muscle cell differentiationCircular RNA profilingMuscle cell differentiationRNA sequencing dataLoss of TET2Coronary heart diseaseVascular SMC differentiationMiR-22-3pPlatelet-derived growth factorKnockout miceSMC differentiationMaster regulatorRNA sequencingRNA profilingPlatelet-derived growth factor-BBGene expressionSequencing data
2019
LMO7 Is a Negative Feedback Regulator of Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling and Fibrosis
Xie Y, Ostriker AC, Jin Y, Hu H, Sizer AJ, Peng G, Morris AH, Ryu C, Herzog EL, Kyriakides T, Zhao H, Dardik A, Yu J, Hwa J, Martin KA. LMO7 Is a Negative Feedback Regulator of Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling and Fibrosis. Circulation 2019, 139: 679-693. PMID: 30586711, PMCID: PMC6371979, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.034615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular MatrixFeedback, PhysiologicalFibrosisHyperplasiaIntegrin alphaVbeta3LIM Domain ProteinsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeointimaSignal TransductionTranscription Factor AP-1Transcription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Vascular RemodelingVascular System InjuriesConceptsSmooth muscle cellsActivator protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factorExtracellular matrixProtein-1 transcription factorTransforming Growth Factor β SignalingGrowth factor β signalingMouse smooth muscle cellsTGF-β1 target genesHuman smooth muscle cellsActivator protein-1Muscle-specific deletionNegative feedback regulatorTGF-β pathwayECM protein expressionSmad3 phosphorylationNegative feedback regulationTranscription factorsArteriovenous fistulaECM depositionDomain interactsTGF-β proteinTarget genesLMO7TGF-β treatmentGrowth factor β
2018
TCF7L2 (Transcription Factor 7-Like 2) Regulation of GATA6 (GATA-Binding Protein 6)-Dependent and -Independent Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Intimal Hyperplasia
Srivastava R, Rolyan H, Xie Y, Li N, Bhat N, Hong L, Esteghamat F, Adeniran A, Geirsson A, Zhang J, Ge G, Nobrega M, Martin KA, Mani A. TCF7L2 (Transcription Factor 7-Like 2) Regulation of GATA6 (GATA-Binding Protein 6)-Dependent and -Independent Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Intimal Hyperplasia. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2018, 39: 250-262. PMID: 30567484, PMCID: PMC6365015, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.118.311830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury-induced intimal hyperplasiaIntimal hyperplasiaObstructive coronary artery diseaseVascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiationSmooth muscle cell dedifferentiationVascular Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityLRP6 mutant miceOverexpression of TCF7L2Coronary artery diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsMultiple mouse modelsMuscle cell dedifferentiationWild-type littermatesSmooth muscle cellsRole of TCF7L2Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell plasticitySmooth muscle cell differentiationArtery diseaseSM-MHCMouse modelCell cycle inhibitorsHaploinsufficient miceHyperplasia
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