Published in Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol on March 06, 2003
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Stem cells and their derivatives can bypass the requirement of myocardin for smooth muscle gene expression. Dev Biol (2005) 1.08
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Interleukin-1β modulates smooth muscle cell phenotype to a distinct inflammatory state relative to PDGF-DD via NF-κB-dependent mechanisms. Physiol Genomics (2012) 1.04
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Smooth muscle-targeted knockout of connexin43 enhances neointimal formation in response to vascular injury. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2007) 1.01
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PIAS1 mediates TGFbeta-induced SM alpha-actin gene expression through inhibition of KLF4 function-expression by protein sumoylation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 0.98
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The actin-associated protein Palladin is required for development of normal contractile properties of smooth muscle cells derived from embryoid bodies. J Biol Chem (2008) 0.94
The actin associated protein palladin is important for the early smooth muscle cell differentiation. PLoS One (2010) 0.93
KLF4 regulates abdominal aortic aneurysm morphology and deletion attenuates aneurysm formation. Circulation (2013) 0.91
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Bone marrow-derived cell-specific chemokine (C-C motif) receptor-2 expression is required for arteriolar remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2009) 0.88
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ANG II type 2 receptor regulates smooth muscle growth and force generation in late fetal mouse development. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2004) 0.81
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Corrigendum: KLF4-dependent phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells has a key role in atherosclerotic plaque pathogenesis. Nat Med (2016) 0.75