Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth by Connexin 43

Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth by Connexin 43

Connexin 43 (Cx43), the principal gap junction protein in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), regulates movement of ions and other signaling molecules through gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) and plays important roles in maintaining normal vessel function; however, many of the signa...

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Main Authors: Chintamani eJoshi, Danielle N Martin, Patti eShaver, Chaitanya eMadamanchi, Barbara J Muller-Borer, David Anthony Tulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
cGMP
vascular
cAMP
Cx43
VSMC
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00220/full

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