IQGAP1 Mediates α-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression and Enhances Contractility of Lung Fibroblasts

Akter T^1#, Atanelishvili I^1#, Shirai Y², Garcia-Martos A³, Silver RM¹ and Bogatkevich GS^1*

¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School, USA

³Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

^#Contributed equally to this work

^*Corresponding Author: Bogatkevich GS, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Suite 912, Charleston, SC 29425, USA, Tel: (843) 792-7631, Fax: (843) 792-7121 Email: