Article
Integrin dependence of brain natriuretic peptide gene promoter activation by mechanical strain.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 7 Jul 2000
Liang F, Atakilit A, Gardner D G
Abstract excerpt
Expression of the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) gene in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes is activated by mechanical strain in vitro. We explored the role of cell-matrix contacts in initiating the strain-dependent increment in human BNP (hBNP) promoter activity. Coating the culture surface with fibronectin effected a dose-dependent increase in basal hBNP luciferase activity and amplification of the...
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