MicroRNAs Are Necessary for Vascular Smooth Muscle Growth, Differentiation, and Function
Albinsson S, Suarez Y, Skoura A, Offermanns S, Miano JM, Sessa WC. MicroRNAs Are Necessary for Vascular Smooth Muscle Growth, Differentiation, and Function. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2010, 30: 1118-1126. PMID: 20378849, PMCID: PMC2880481, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.109.200873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsAortaCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDEAD-box RNA HelicasesEmbryo LossEndoribonucleasesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenotypeGestational AgeHemorrhageIntegrasesLiver DiseasesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMicroRNAsMuscle DevelopmentMuscle ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeRibonuclease IIIStress FibersTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional ActivationTransfectionUmbilical ArteriesVasoconstrictionVasodilationConceptsLate embryonic lethalityFundamental cellular processesContractile differentiationContractile protein markersDicer-dependent miRNAsActin stress fibersDeletion of DicerRole of miRNAsDicer resultsOverexpression of microRNAEmbryonic lethalityMiRNA synthesisCellular processesRate-limiting enzymeStress fibersVascular developmentMuscle growthCell typesCellular proliferationMiRNAsVascular smooth muscle growthVascular smooth muscle proliferationMicroRNAsProtein markersDicer