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Kv1.3 channels can modulate cell proliferation during phenotypic switch by an ion-flux independent mechanism.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2012
Cidad Pilar, Jiménez-Pérez Laura, García-Arribas Daniel, Miguel-Velado Eduardo, Tajada Sendoa, Ruiz-McDavitt Christian, López-López José R, Pérez-García M Teresa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells has been associated with a decreased expression of all voltage-dependent potassium channel (Kv)1 channel encoding genes but Kcna3 (which encodes Kv1.3 channels). In fact, upregulation of Kv1.3 currents seems to be important to modulate proliferation of mice femoral vascular smooth muscle cells in culture. This study was designed to explore if these...
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