The smooth muscle cell directly drives the contraction of the vascular wall and hence
regulates the size of the blood vessel lumen. We review here the current understanding of …

The detrusor smooth muscle is the main muscle component of the urinary bladder wall. Its
ability to contract over a large length interval and to relax determines the bladder function …

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Background—Subclinical episodes of plaque disruption followed by healing are considered
a mechanism of increased plaque burden. Detailed pathological studies of healed ruptures …

The mechanical microenvironment regulated by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
influence tumor progression. Chemotherapeutic interventions including 5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu) …

ERK MAP kinase signaling plays a pivotal role in diverse cellular functions, including cell
proliferation, differentiation, migration and survival. One of the central questions concerning …

With the refinement of algorithms for the identification of distinct motifs from sequence
databases, especially those using secondary structure predictions, new protein modules …

Calponin is an actin filament-associated regulatory protein expressed in smooth muscle and
many types of non-muscle cells. Three homologous genes, CNN1, CNN2 and CNN 3 …

MAP kinases transduce signals that are involved in a multitude of cellular pathways and
functions in response to a variety of ligands and cell stimuli. Aberrant or inappropriate …

• Introduction• Mechanisms that regulate LC20 phosphorylation‐Regulation of myosin
phosphatase‐CaMKII• Mechanisms that regulate the access of myosin to actin‐Caldesmon …