Genes that control smooth muscle contraction identified. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 04 / 160422141212.htm ...

UT Southwestern Researchers Reveal Mechanisms Of Smooth-muscle Contraction Date: April 6, 2004 ... in a process called phosphorylation – to initiate contraction in smooth-muscle cells.

The result is that the strength of the contraction of smooth-muscle cells remains robust. The ... in a process called phosphorylation – to initiate contraction in smooth-muscle cells.

Researchers at UMass Medical School have identified a new molecular pathway critical for maintaining the smooth muscle tone that allows the passage of materials through the digestive system. This ...

Thus, phosphorylated CPI-17 inhibits myosin phosphatase activity, 14 leading to increased phosphorylation of myosin light chain and contraction of smooth muscle. 15 A recent study shows that PBOO ...

A research group led by Dr. Keisuke Obara, Dr. Kento Yoshioka, and Professor Yoshio Tanaka from the Department of Chemical ...

More information: Keyue Xu et al, Inhibitory mechanisms of docosahexaenoic acid on carbachol-, angiotensin II-, and bradykinin-induced contractions in guinea pig gastric fundus smooth muscle ...

A new molecular pathway critical for maintaining the smooth muscle tone that allows the passage of materials through the digestive system is being identified by researchers at UMass Medical School ...