ReviewJournal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics2008
Physiologic properties and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in vascular smooth muscle.
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- The intermediate filament protein nestin serves as a molecular hub for smooth muscle cytoskeletal signaling.Respiratory research · 2023Article
- FXR1 regulates vascular smooth muscle cell cytoskeleton, VSMC contractility, and blood pressure by multiple mechanisms.Cell reports · 2023Article
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- Construction of adenovirus vector expressing duck sclerostin and its induction effect on myogenic proliferation and differentiation in vitro.Molecular biology reports · 2022Article
- Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels: Membrane Lipid-Dependent Mechanosensitive Gates in Brain Vascular Cells.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Alterations of actin cytoskeleton and arterial protein level in patients with obstructive jaundice.Genetics and molecular biology · 2022Article
- TMEM16A inhibits angiotensin II-induced basilar artery smooth muscle cell migration in a WNK1-dependent manner.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2021Article
- MFG-E8 Regulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration Through Dose-Dependent Mediation of Actin Polymerization.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- LIMK (LIM Kinase) Inhibition Prevents Vasoconstriction- and Hypertension-Induced Arterial Stiffening and Remodeling.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2020Article
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitors relax pulmonary arteries in human and murine precision-cut lung slices.Respiratory research · 2019Article
- Reorganization of the Vimentin Network in Smooth Muscle.Journal of engineering and science in medical diagnostics and therapy · 2019Article
- PDGF-BB regulates the pulmonary vascular tone: impact of prostaglandins, calcium, MAPK- and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling and actin polymerisation in pulmonary veins of guinea pigs.Respiratory research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Vascular smooth muscle tone plays a fundamental role in regulating blood pressure, blood flow, microcirculation, and other cardiovascular functions. The cellular and molecular mechanisms by which vascular smooth muscle contractility is regulated are not completely elucidated. Recent studies show that the actin cytoskeleton in smooth muscle is dynamic, which regulates force development. In this review, evidence for actin polymerization in smooth muscle upon external stimulation is summarized. Protein kinases such as Abelson tyrosine kinase, focal adhesion kinase, Src, and mitogen-activated protein kinase have been documented to coordinate actin polymerization in smooth muscle. Transmembrane integrins have also been reported to link to signaling pathways modulating actin dynamics. The roles of Rho family of the small proteins that bind to guanosine triphosphate (GTP), also known as GTPases, and the actin-regulatory proteins, including Crk-associated substrate, neuronal Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein, the Arp2/3 complex, and profilin, and heat shock proteins in regulating actin assembly are discussed. These new findings promote our understanding on how smooth muscle contraction is regulated at cellular and molecular levels.
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