TABLE 1.

Acronyms and abbreviations.

Term	Description
αSMA	Alpha smooth muscle actin: myofibroblast marker
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor beta 1
TβR2	Type II TGF-β1 receptor
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
ERK	Extracellular signaling-related kinase
Src	Tyrosine kinase found in focal adhesions
MAPK	Mitogen activated protein kinase
p38	MAPK involved in non-canonical TGF-β1 signaling
MEF+/+	Wild type mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs)
FAK−/−	FAK null MEFs
SYF−/−	MEFs lacking Src, Yes, and Fyn, three Src family kinases