Interstitial cells form specialised networks within or adjacent to smooth muscle layers across vascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and other organ systems. These cells include the ...

Calponin is a thin-filament-associated protein that plays a central role in the control of smooth muscle contraction by binding to actin and tropomyosin and inhibiting myosin ATPase activity. Three ...

Atherosclerosis underlies most heart attacks and strokes and is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease rather than a simple disorder of cholesterol deposition. While immune cells such as ...