SMOC1 Regulates Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition During Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction
Fatıma Hacer Kurtoğlu Babayev, Bardia Amirmiran, Fredy Delgado Lagos, Beate Fißlthaler, Ralf Peter Brandes, Roman Vuerich, Mauro Siragusa, Ingrid Fleming
This study identifies SMOC1 as a regulator of EndMT in cardiac repair, showing its role in modulating TGF-β/endoglin signaling and preventing pathological fibrosis after MI.
bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2025 · PreprintPathology