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. 2023 Mar 13;55(3):628–642. doi: 10.1038/s12276-023-00962-w

Fig. 8. Endothelial cells, EndMT cells and mural cells contribute to the pathogenesis of cavernous malformations.

Fig. 8

A new EC subcluster marked by PLVAP expression with activating ANGPT and VEGF and PI3K-AKT pathway is unique in CM lesions. EndMT cells accompanied by strong immune activation were identified for the first time in CMs at the single-cell level. SPI1 is a novel key driver of EndMT. Trajectory analysis showed that typical SMCs (SMC2) gradually transdifferentiated into fibroblast-like SMCs (SMC1) in CM lesions. TWIST1 could induce SMC phenotypic switching.