Abstract
In a recent report in Nature, Cordes et al. (2009) demonstrate that miR-143 and miR-145 modulate smooth muscle cell (SMC) plasticity in part by regulating key transcription factors involved in SMC fate determination.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Differentiation*
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Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B / metabolism*
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Humans
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MicroRNAs / metabolism*
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Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / cytology
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Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / metabolism*
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Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
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Repressor Proteins / metabolism*
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Serum Response Factor / metabolism*
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Trans-Activators / metabolism*
Substances
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Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B
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MicroRNAs
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Nuclear Proteins
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Repressor Proteins
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Serum Response Factor
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Trans-Activators
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myocardin
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Hnrnpab protein, mouse