Immortalized Mouse WildType Aortic Endothelial Cells (iMAEC-WT)

The Immortalized Mouse WildType Aortic Endothelial Cells (iMAEC-WT) were derived from primary mouse aortic endothelial cells isolated from the thoracic and abdominal aortas of control mice. The primary cells were immortalized using polyoma middle-sized T-antigen (PmT) method. The cells retain the properties and phenotype of the parental cells including the expression of common markers of endothelial cells including PECAM1, eNOS, VE-cadherin, and von Willebrand Factor. When tested for the functional responses to physiologically relevant shear stresses, such as laminar shear, the Immortalized Mouse WildType Aortic Endothelial Cells (iMAEC-WT) still maintained the ability to form tubes as expected from primary endothelial cells. With these characteristics, the Immortalized Mouse WildType Aortic Endothelial Cells (iMAEC-WT) is a useful model in cardiology, particularly in studying vascular biology and pathobiology in vitro. These cells provide solution in difficulty in maintaining mouse aortic endothelial cells in multiple passages without phenotypic drift. FACS cell sorting conducted on the cells.