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Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Health and Disease
Smooth muscle cells perform vital functions in a range of organs including lungs, intestines, and blood vessels. The current research focus on the mechanosensitive nature of these cells and advances in technologies, including single cell sequencing, has resulted in a renewed interest in smooth muscle cell biology. However, despite this reinvigorated research interest our understanding of key components of smooth muscle cell biology remains poorly understood. This Topical Collection, to do with all things smooth muscle cell related, ranges from fundamental research to clinical studies and will encompass review and research-based articles.
Editors
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Derek Warren
I graduated from the University of Dundee with a BSc (Hons) in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and obtained a PhD from the University of Glasgow. My post-doctoral training gave me experience in smooth muscle cell biology and my research contributed to our understanding of the role of DNA damage in aortic ageing. I have now progressed and run my own smooth muscle cell research group at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK. My lab seeks to understand the mechanisms regulating how smooth muscle cells sense and respond to changes in matrix rigidity.
