Arterial territory-specific phosphorylated retinoblastoma protein species and CDK2 promote differences in the vascular smooth muscle cell response to mitogens
Lange M, Fujikawa T, Koulova A, Kang S, Griffin M, Lassaletta A, Erat A, Tobiash E, Bianchi C, Elmadhun N, Sellke F, Usheva A. Arterial territory-specific phosphorylated retinoblastoma protein species and CDK2 promote differences in the vascular smooth muscle cell response to mitogens. Cell Cycle 2013, 13: 315-323. PMID: 24240190, PMCID: PMC3906247, DOI: 10.4161/cc.27056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationCoronary VesselsCulture Media, Serum-FreeCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15Gene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMaleMammary ArteriesMitogensMyocytes, Smooth MusclePhosphorylationPrimary Cell CultureRetinoblastoma ProteinSerumSwineYY1 Transcription FactorConceptsCyclin-dependent kinase 2Internal mammary arteryCoronary artery SMCsDisease resistanceRb phosphorylationRetinoblastoma tumor suppressor proteinTumor suppressor proteinMammary arteryCoronary arteryCultured human cellsVascular smooth muscle cell responsesProtein speciesPhosphorylation profileSmooth muscle cell dedifferentiationSuppressor proteinPrevalence of restenosisKinase 2Serum stimulationMolecular mechanismsSmooth muscle cell responseMuscle cell dedifferentiationHuman cellsSMC populationCause of mortalitySiRNA knockdown