TGFβ-Stimulated MicroRNA-21 Utilizes PTEN to Orchestrate AKT/mTORC1 Signaling for Mesangial Cell Hypertrophy and Matrix Expansion

• Nirmalya Dey,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Nandini Ghosh-Choudhury,

  Affiliations Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Veterans Administration Research, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Balakuntalam S. Kasinath,

  Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Veterans Administration Research, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Goutam Ghosh Choudhury

  * E-mail: choudhuryg@uthscsa.edu

  Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Veterans Administration Research, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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