ATF2 and atherosclerosis: Among endothelial transcription factors, activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) plays a prominent role in regulating apoptosis, inflammation, angiogenesis, and atherosclerosis.[24, 25, 26, 27, 28] Although ATF2 exhibits strict transcriptional regulation of endothelial genes, myristoylation's impact on its barrier integrity function remains unexplored.