Thrombospondin‐1‐induced vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxis: The role of the type 3 repeat and carboxyl terminal domains
Lee T, Nesselroth SM, Olson ET, Esemuede N, Lawler J, Sumpio BE, Gahtan V. Thrombospondin‐1‐induced vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxis: The role of the type 3 repeat and carboxyl terminal domains. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2003, 89: 500-506. PMID: 12761883, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVSMC chemotaxisThrombospondin-1Acute phase reactantsSmooth muscle cell chemotaxisVascular diseaseVascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxisPhase reactantsExtracellular signal-regulated kinases 1Microchemotaxis chamberSignal-regulated kinases 1Serum-free mediumCell chemotaxisMatricellular glycoproteinActivate ERKWestern immunoblottingVSMCsT-testP38 activationP38 pathwayERKFusion proteinT3ChemotaxisKinase 1P38 kinase