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MYOCD protein, human

Known as: Myocardin, myocardin protein, human 
Myocardin (938 aa, ~102 kDa) is encoded by the human MYOCD gene. This protein plays a role in myogenesis, heart development and transcriptional… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cardiac Muscle ContractionCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsGenes, Regulator

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2018
2018
PO-235 Endurance training increased the expression of myocardin in thoracic aorta of T2DM rats
Objective In recent years, a large number of experimental studies have shown that the proliferation and migration of VSMC are the… 
2016
2016
Redox-Sensitive Regulation of Myocardin-Related Transcription Factor (MRTF-A) Phosphorylation via Palladin in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation Marker Gene Expression
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) undergo a phenotypic switch from a differentiated to synthetic phenotype in cardiovascular… 
2016
2016
Anti-apoptotic effects of myocardin-related transcription factor-A on rat cardiomyocytes following hypoxia-induced injury.
Myocardin-related transcription factor-A (MRTF-A) can transduce both biomechanical and humoral signals, which can positively… 
2015
2015
Protein kinase Cα inhibits myocardin-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy through the promotion of myocardin phosphorylation.
Myocardin plays a key role in the development of cardiac hypertrophy. However, the upstream signals that control the stability… 
2012
2012
Use of atorvastatin to inhibit hypoxia‐induced myocardin expression
Eur J Clin Invest 2012; 42 (5): 564–571 
2010
2010
BAS/BSCR36 Regulation of human smooth muscle cell development by myocardin
Background Myocardin is a cardiac-specific and smooth muscle cell (SMC)-specific transcription factor with a key role in… 
2008
2008
A Rare Human Sequence Variant Reveals Myocardin Autoinhibition*♦
Myocardin (MYOCD) is a transcriptional co-activator that promotes cardiac or smooth muscle gene programs through its interaction… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Myocardin in Tumor Suppression and Myofibroblast Differentiation
The malignant transformation process is associated with defects in cell cycle regulation and disruption of the normal… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Myocardin--not quite MyoD.
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) have evolved to subserve a variety of diverse functions in higher vertebrates, including modulation of… 
2004
2004
Myocardin plays a protective role in cardiac myocyte apoptosis
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