The MMP-9 promoter genetic variant rs3918242, mRNA and protein expression in advanced carotid plaque tissue.

Maja Zivkovic Aleksandra Stankovic Micah O Mazurek Igor Koncar Maja Bošković Tamara Djuric

Published in: Molecular biology reports (2024)

Considering the differences of MMP-9 mRNA and protein expression in CP tissue regarding different plaque phenotypes and the observed sex-specific effect, the role of MMP-9 in human atherosclerotic plaques should be further elucidated.

Keyphrases

cell migration
coronary artery disease
endothelial cells
dna methylation
binding protein
gene expression
transcription factor
induced pluripotent stem cells
copy number
pluripotent stem cells