Mechanical Stretch Suppresses microRNA-145 Expression by Activating Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 and Upregulating Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme to Alter Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype

Title
Mechanical Stretch Suppresses microRNA-145 Expression by Activating Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 and Upregulating Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme to Alter Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype
Authors
Keywords
MicroRNAs, Small interfering RNAs, Gene expression, Contractile proteins, Phenotypes, Hyperexpression techniques, MAPK signaling cascades, Cell differentiation
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages e96338
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2014-05-22
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0096338

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