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Vascular smooth muscle cell Smad4 gene is important for mouse vascular development.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2012
Mao Xia, Debenedittis Paige, Sun Yong, Chen Jianfeng, Yuan Kaiyu, Jiao Kai, Chen Yabing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Smad4 is a central mediator of transforming growth factor-β/bone morphogenetic protein signaling that controls numerous developmental processes as well as homeostasis in the adult. The present studies sought to understand the function of Smad4 expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) in vascular development and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS: Breeding of Smad4(flox/flox) mice...
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