The actin regulator zyxin reinforces airway smooth muscle and accumulates in airways of fatal asthmatics.

Bronchospasm induced in non-asthmatic human subjects can be easily reversed by a deep inspiration (DI) whereas bronchospasm that occurs spontaneously in asthmatic subjects cannot. This physiological effect of a DI has been attributed to the manner in which a DI causes airway smooth muscle (ASM) cell...

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Main Authors: Sonia R Rosner, Christopher D Pascoe, Elizabeth Blankman, Christopher C Jensen, Ramaswamy Krishnan, Alan L James, John G Elliot, Francis H Green, Jeffrey C Liu, Chun Y Seow, Jin-Ah Park, Mary C Beckerle, Peter D Paré, Jeffrey J Fredberg, Mark A Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344679?pdf=render