VGLL3 is a mechanosensitive protein that promotes cardiac fibrosis through liquid-liquid phase separation.
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Further, substrate stiffness triggers VGLL3 translocation into the nucleus through the integrin beta1-Rho-actin pathway. ...VGLL3 binds EWSR1 and suppresses miR-29b, which targets collagen mRNA. ...
Further, substrate stiffness triggers VGLL3 translocation into the nucleus through the integrin beta1-Rho-actin pathway. ...VGLL3 …