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Characterization of the mouse aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein promoter reveals activity in differentiated and dedifferentiated vascular smooth muscle cells.
Circulation research - 5 Apr 2002
Layne Matthew D, Yet Shaw-Fang, Maemura Koji, Hsieh Chung-Ming, Liu Xiaoli, Ith Bonna, Lee Mu-En, Perrella Mark A
Abstract excerpt
The dedifferentiation and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contribute to the formation of vascular lesions. In this study, the regulation of aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein (ACLP) expression in VSMCs was investigated. After mouse carotid injury, the expression of ACLP increases in the dedifferentiated VSMCs of the neointima in a pattern that differs from that of smooth muscle...
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