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Unspliced XBP1 Confers VSMC Homeostasis and Prevents Aortic Aneurysm Formation via FoxO4 Interaction.
Circulation research - 8 Dec 2017
Zhao Guizhen, Fu Yi, Cai Zeyu, Yu Fang, Gong Ze, Dai Rongbo, Hu Yanhua, Zeng Lingfang, Xu Qingbo, Kong Wei
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RATIONALE: Although not fully understood, the phenotypic transition of vascular smooth muscle cells exhibits at the early onset of the pathology of aortic aneurysms. Exploring the key regulators that are responsible for maintaining the contractile phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) may confer vascular homeostasis and prevent aneurysmal disease. XBP1 (X-box binding protein 1), which exists in a...
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