A remarkable mechanism for #DisturbedFlow disruption of #EndothelialCell Junction in #Atherosclerosis

Disturbed Flow-activated GRK2 phosphorylates #Vinculin Ser721-> a closed conformation of Vinculin
->⏬VE-cad junction

Dr. Jeng-Jiann Chiu lab Euro Heart J 2022
https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac647/6830649