Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 292-299 , March 2009

HDAC2 deacetylates class II transactivator and suppresses its activity in macrophages and smooth muscle cells

  • Xiaocen Kong

      Affiliations

    • Atherosclerosis Research Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
    • Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
  • ,
  • Mingming Fang

      Affiliations

    • Atherosclerosis Research Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
    • Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
    • Jiangsu Provincial School of Continued Medical Education, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
  • ,
  • Ping Li

      Affiliations

    • Atherosclerosis Research Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
    • Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
  • ,
  • Fei Fang

      Affiliations

    • Atherosclerosis Research Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
    • Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
  • ,
  • Yong Xu

      Affiliations

    • Atherosclerosis Research Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
    • Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Atherosclerosis Research Center and Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China. Tel.: +86 25 6862888; fax: +86 25 6862888.

Received 13 September 2008 ,Revised 24 October 2008 ,Accepted 28 October 2008.

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PII: S0022-2828(08)01397-7

doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.10.023

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 292-299 , March 2009