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Sci. Signal., 5 June 2012
[DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2003002]

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Matrix Rigidity Controls Endothelial Differentiation and Morphogenesis of Cardiac Precursors

Kshitiz, Maimon E. Hubbi, Eun Hyun Ahn, John Downey, Junaid Afzal, Deok-Ho Kim, Sergio Rey, Connie Chang, Arnab Kundu, Gregg L. Semenza, Roselle M. Abraham, Andre Levchenko*

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: alev{at}jhu.edu

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  • Text S1. ODE-based mathematical model.
  • Fig. S1. Substratum rigidity influences single-cell shape and multicell organization of CDCs.
  • Fig. S2. MRS promotes CDC proliferation and endothelial differentiation.
  • Fig. S3. MRS influences cell-substratum and cell-cell interaction dynamics in CDC cultures.
  • Fig. S4. p190RhoGAP mediates cell-cell interaction in aggregate formation by regulating p120-catenin and YAP abundance and localization.
  • Fig. S5. Characterization of p190RhoGAP-shRNA transduction.
  • Fig. S6. CDCs integrate in blood vessels in rat hearts.
  • Fig. S7. Model simulation of cell proliferation and differentiation.
  • Fig. S8. Increase in p190RhoGAP abundance promotes myocardial differentiation of CDCs.
  • Fig. S9. p190RhoGAP sequesters GATA2 in the cytosol.
  • Fig. S10. RhoA influences cell morphology.
  • Legend for Movies S1 to S4

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Citation: Kshitiz, M. E. Hubbi, E. H. Ahn, J. Downey, J. Afzal, D.-H. Kim, S. Rey, C. Chang, A. Kundu, G. L. Semenza, R. M. Abraham, A. Levchenko, Matrix Rigidity Controls Endothelial Differentiation and Morphogenesis of Cardiac Precursors. Sci. Signal. 5, ra41 (2012).

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