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Twist1 Promotes Endothelial Phenotypic Transition and Unstable Plaque Phenotype During Atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Oct 2026
Dy Danielle C M, Lehman Thiel, Henson Benjamin D, Shah Jeeya, Lin Jessica, Riascos Tiffany, Wirka Robert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive investigation of endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction during atherosclerosis with single-cell omics has resulted in the proposal that ECs undergo multiple alternative cell fate decisions during disease, but lack of lineage tracing or spatial localization complicates interpretation of these data. TWIST1, a causal gene for multiple atherosclerotic vascular diseases, is activated with low...
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- Animals
- Twist-Related Protein 1
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic
- Humans
- Atherosclerosis
- Phenotype
