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Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 induces pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Aljubran Salman A, Cox Ruan, Tamarapu Parthasarathy Prasanna, Kollongod Ramanathan Gurukumar, Rajanbabu Venugopal, Bao Huynh, Mohapatra Shyam S, Mohapatra Shyam M, Lockey Richard, Kolliputi Narasaiah
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a progressively devastating disease characterized by excessive proliferation of the Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells (PASMCs). Studies suggest that PAH and cancers share an apoptosis-resistant state featuring excessive cell proliferation. The proliferation of cancer cells is mediated by increased expression of Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2), a...
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