“…Pericytes are associated with smaller-caliber vessels, in particular capillary beds and post-capillary venules. Pericytes associate with these smaller-caliber vessels in lower numbers, with pericyte/EC ratios between 1:1 and 1:10, localizing primarily along endothelial cell-cell junctions, branch points, and in areas that need to maintain high levels of barrier function [such as the blood-brain barrier (BBB)] (Ando et al, 2016;Owens, 1995;Daneman et al, 2010;Armulik et al, 2010Armulik et al, , 2011a. PDGF-BB/PDGFRβ signaling is required for recruitment of vSMCs and pericytes to vessels (Hellstrom et al, 1999;Fortuna et al, 2015;Lindblom et al, 2003;Lindahl et al, 1997;Hirschi et al, 1999;Lehti et al, 2005;Benjamin et al, 1998), although a variety of other signaling pathways have been shown to contribute to mural cell differentiation, recruitment and stabilization, in particular TGFβ, Notch and EGF signaling among others (Lee et al, 2007;Higashiyama et al, 1993;Iivanainen et al, 2003;Krymskaya et al, 1997;Wang et al, 2014Wang et al, , 2012Kofler et al, 2015;Fortuna et al, 2015;Kennard et al, 2008;Hirschi et al, 2003;Aplin et al, 2010;Stratman et al, 2010;Zaucker et al, 2013).…”