Microarray analysis of in vitro pericyte differentiation reveals an angiogenic program of gene expression
Kale S, Hanai J, Chan B, Karihaloo A, Grotendorst G, Cantley L, Sukhatme VP. Microarray analysis of in vitro pericyte differentiation reveals an angiogenic program of gene expression. The FASEB Journal 2004, 19: 1-30. PMID: 15579670, DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-1604fje.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericytes/vascular smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsHuman umbilical vein ECsGene expressionMicroarray analysisPericyte differentiationNormal blood vessel developmentAngiogenic programGene expression changesBlood vessel developmentEndothelial cellsEPH receptor A2Human umbilical vein endothelial cellsCoculture systemUmbilical vein endothelial cellsExpression changesCell differentiationVascular developmentVein endothelial cellsVessel developmentGenesMature vasculatureFunctional significanceHB-EGFIntegrin alpha5