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SM22α+ vascular mural cells are essential for vessel stability in tumors and undergo phenotype transition regulated by Notch signaling.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 2 Jul 2020
Zhang Xinxin, Yan Xianchun, Cao Jing, Yang Ziyan, Cao Xiuli, Zhang Yufei, Liang Liang, Zheng Minhua, Liu Xiaowei, Zhang Jian, Han Hua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malformation of blood vessels represents a hallmark of cancers, but the role and regulation of vascular mural cells (vMCs), including vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) and pericytes, in tumors has not been fully understood. SM22α has been identified as a marker of vSMCs. This study aims at elucidating the function and regulation of SM22α+ mural cells (SM22-MCs) in tumor stroma. METHODS:...
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