| Title |
LRP1 Functions as an Atheroprotective Integrator of TGFβ and PDGF Signals in the Vascular Wall: Implications for Marfan Syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2007
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0000448 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Philippe Boucher, Wei-Ping Li, Rachel L. Matz, Yoshiharu Takayama, Johan Auwerx, Richard G.W. Anderson, Joachim Herz |
| Abstract |
The multifunctional receptor LRP1 controls expression, activity and trafficking of the PDGF receptor-beta in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). LRP1 is also a receptor for TGFbeta1 and is required for TGFbeta mediated inhibition of cell proliferation. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 77 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 27% |
| Researcher | 19 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 34 | 44% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 14% |
| Engineering | 3 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 11 | 14% |