Shear Stress Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cell Marker Genes in 2-D and 3-D Depends on Mechanotransduction by Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans and ERK1/2

• Zhong-Dong Shi ,

  * E-mail: zdshi@hotmail.com (ZDS); tarbell@ccny.cuny.edu (JMT)

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, The City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, United States of America

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• Giya Abraham,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, The City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, United States of America

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• John M. Tarbell

  * E-mail: zdshi@hotmail.com (ZDS); tarbell@ccny.cuny.edu (JMT)

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, The City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, United States of America

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