R. Assi

Heterogeneous Cardiac- and Neural Crest-Derived Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells have Similar Transcriptional Changes after TGFβ Signaling Disruption

The paper analyzes single-cell transcriptomes of aortic smooth muscle cells in mice to show distinct origins and similar transcriptional changes after TGFβ signaling disruption.

Short-Term Disruption of TGFβ Signaling in Adult Mice Renders the Aorta Vulnerable to Hypertension-Induced Dissection

This study shows that disrupting TGFβ signaling in adult mice makes the aorta susceptible to hypertension-induced dissection, even from short-term blood pressure increases.