CARMN Is an Evolutionarily Conserved Smooth Muscle Cell-Specific LncRNA That Maintains Contractile Phenotype by Binding Myocardin.
Kunzhe DongJian ShenXiangqin HeGuoqing HuLiang WangIslam OsmanKristopher M BuntingRachael Dixon-MelvinZeqi ZhengHong-Bo XinMeixiang XiangAlmira VazdarjanovaDavid J R FultonJiliang ZhouPublished in: Circulation (2021)
CARMN is an evolutionarily conserved SMC-specific long noncoding RNA with a previously unappreciated role in maintaining the contractile phenotype of VSMCs and is the first noncoding RNA discovered to interact with myocardin.