CDB25:0003425 COMP — ITGA7
Experimentally validated in Rat; Orthology-inferred in Human, Mouse, Frog, Zebrafish, Chicken, Macaque, Pig, Dog, Cow, Chimp, Horse, Marmoset, Sheep
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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein maintains the contractile phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells by interacting with alpha(7)beta(1) integrin.
Circulation research, 2010; PubMed, Rattus norvegicus Comp — Rattus norvegicus Itga7
ABSTRACT: Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) switching from a contractile/differentiated to a synthetic/dedifferentiated phenotype has an essential role in atherosclerosis, postangioplastic restenosis and hypertension. However, how normal VSMCs maintain the differentiated state is less understood.