Table 1. VSMC lines used in this study.
Cell line | Origin | Genotypes (n) | Phenotype | Patient age |
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HUmbVSMC | Post partum, umbilical cord artery | wt (4) and p.R133C (4) | Spindle-shaped | Newborn |
HPlaVSMC | Post partum, placental vessel | wt (4) and p.R133C (4) | Spindle-shaped | Newborn |
HArtVSMC | Surgery and post mortem, Adult systemic artery | p.R133C (3) | Spindle-shaped | p.R133C: 61, 66, 64 |
HCerVSMC | Post mortem, subarachnoidal branches of cerebral arteries | wt (3) p.R133C (2); p.R133C-hmz (1) p.G528C (1) | Epithelioid-shaped | WT: 61, 73, 82 p.R133C: 64, 65 p.R133C-hmz: 62 p.G528C: 68 |
Cell line designates the abbreviated names of the cell lines used in the text. Origin defines the vessel from which the cell line has been isolated. Genotype shows the NOTCH3 mutation detected in the cell lines. VSMC=vascular smooth muscle cell, wt=wild type, n=number of cell lines analyzed. Phenotype designates the observed phenotype under phase contrast light microscopy. Age designates the age of the patient from whom the cell line was established.