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Thrombospondin-1-induced migration is functionally dependent upon focal adhesion kinase.
Vascular and endovascular surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Wang Xiu-Jie, Maier Kristopher, Fuse Shoichi, Willis Alliric I, Olson Eric, Nesselroth Susan, Sumpio Bauer E, Gahtan Vivian
Abstract excerpt
Vascular smooth muscle cell migration is important in vascular disease. Previously, we showed thrombospondin-1 activates focal adhesion kinase in these cells. We hypothesized that focal adhesion kinase is important for thrombspondin-1-induced vascular smooth muscle cell migration. Bovine aortic smooth muscle cells were transfected with FAK397, FAK-wild type, pcDNA, or beta-Gal plasmids. Migration was assessed...
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