Vascular mechanotransduction

MJ Davis, S Earley, YS Li, S Chien - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
This review aims to survey the current state of mechanotransduction in vascular smooth
muscle cells (VSMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs), including their sensing of mechanical …

Interstitial cells: regulators of smooth muscle function

KM Sanders, SM Ward, SD Koh - Physiological reviews, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Smooth muscles are complex tissues containing a variety of cells in addition to muscle cells.
Interstitial cells of mesenchymal origin interact with and form electrical connectivity with …

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

D Dicker, G Nguyen, D Abate, KH Abate, SM Abay… - The lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by
the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the …

Structure and function of TMEM16 proteins (anoctamins)

N Pedemonte, LJV Galietta - Physiological reviews, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
TMEM16 proteins, also known as anoctamins, are involved in a variety of functions that
include ion transport, phospholipid scrambling, and regulation of other membrane proteins …

Regulation of gastrointestinal motility—insights from smooth muscle biology

KM Sanders, SD Koh, S Ro, SM Ward - … reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2012 - nature.com
Gastrointestinal motility results from coordinated contractions of the tunica muscularis, the
muscular layers of the alimentary canal. Throughout most of the gastrointestinal tract …

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors

M Miettinen, J Lasota - Gastroenterology Clinics of North …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the
gastrointestinal tract. Soon after GIST was recognized as a tumor driven by a KIT or …

[HTML][HTML] The groovy TMEM16 family: molecular mechanisms of lipid scrambling and ion conduction

V Kalienkova, VC Mosina, C Paulino - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The TMEM16 family of membrane proteins displays a remarkable functional dichotomy–
while some family members function as Ca 2+-activated anion channels, the majority of …

TMEM16A induces MAPK and contributes directly to tumorigenesis and cancer progression

U Duvvuri, DJ Shiwarski, D **ao, C Bertrand… - Cancer …, 2012 - aacrjournals.org
Frequent gene amplification of the receptor-activated calcium-dependent chloride channel
TMEM16A (TAOS2 or ANO1) has been reported in several malignancies. However, its …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the biology of human interstitial cells of Cajal in gastrointestinal motility

D Foong, J Zhou, A Zarrouk, V Ho… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Millions of patients worldwide suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders such as
gastroparesis. These disorders typically include debilitating symptoms, such as chronic …

TMEM16A inhibitors reveal TMEM16A as a minor component of calcium-activated chloride channel conductance in airway and intestinal epithelial cells

W Namkung, PW Phuan, AS Verkman - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - jbc.org
TMEM16A (ANO1) functions as a calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC). We
developed pharmacological tools to investigate the contribution of TMEM16A to CaCC …