TY - JOUR AU - de Carcer Diez, Guillermo AU - Wachowicz, Paulina AU - Martinez-Martinez, Sara AU - Oller, Jorge AU - Mendez-Barbero, Nerea AU - Escobar, Beatriz AU - González-Loyola, Alejandra AU - Takaki, Tohru AU - El Bakkali, Aicha AU - Cámara, Juan A AU - Jimenez-Borreguero, Luis J. AU - Bustelo, Xosé R AU - Cañamero, Marta AU - Mulero, Francisca AU - de Los Ángeles Sevilla, María AU - Montero, María Jose AU - Redondo, Juan Miguel AU - Malumbres Martinez, Marcos PY - 2017 DO - 10.1038/nm.4364 SN - 1078-8956 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/9809 AB - Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1), an essential regulator of cell division, is currently undergoing clinical evaluation as a target for cancer therapy. We report an unexpected function of Plk1 in sustaining cardiovascular homeostasis. Plk1 haploinsufficiency... LA - eng PB - Nature Publishing Group KW - Angiotensin II KW - Animals KW - Aorta KW - Aortic Aneurysm KW - Aortic Rupture KW - Blood Pressure KW - Cell Cycle Proteins KW - Cell Proliferation KW - Fluorescent Antibody Technique KW - Gene Knockdown Techniques KW - Haploinsufficiency KW - Homeostasis KW - Hypotension KW - Immunoblotting KW - Mice KW - Microscopy, Electron, Transmission KW - Mitosis KW - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular KW - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle KW - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins KW - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Vascular Stiffness KW - rho GTP-Binding Proteins TI - Plk1 regulates contraction of postmitotic smooth muscle cells and is required for vascular homeostasis TY - journal article ER -