title: The small GTPase Cdc42 regulates actin polymerization and tension development during contractile stimulation of smooth muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Dale D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gunst
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051377:Actin-Related Protein 2; D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D018994:Myosin Light Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014132:Trachea / Q000502:physiology; D051317:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C495926:ACTR2 protein, human; D051377:Actin-Related Protein 2; D000199:Actins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D018994:Myosin Light Chains; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C495771:WASL protein, human; D051317:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein; D000109:Acetylcholine