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Changes in elastin-binding proteins during the phenotypic transition of rabbit arterial smooth muscle cells in primary culture.
Experimental cell research - 1 May 1995
Yamamoto K, Aoyagi M, Yamamoto M
Abstract excerpt
Elastin, a major constituent of the media, may play an important role in the attachment, migration, and phenotypic properties of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC). We examined binding proteins and binding sites on elastin in rabbit arterial SMC in primary culture. Freshly isolated cells on alpha-elastin underwent phenotypic transition from a contractile to a synthetic state after 5 days of culture under...
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