Integrin-linked kinase functions as a downstream signal of platelet-derived growth factor to regulate actin polymerization and vascular smooth muscle cell migration

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vascular smooth muscle cell migration and accumulation in response to growth factors extensively contribute to the development of intimal thickening within the vessel wall. Cumulative evidence has shown that actin cytoskeleton polyme...

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Main Authors: van Breemen Cornelis, Dedhar Shoukat, Gray Virginia, Yazdi Sahar, Esfandiarei Mitra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/11/16