Pericyte Markers

Pericytes: Specialized mesenchymal cells (mesodermal origin) associated with the walls of small blood vessels including capillaries of the blood-brain barrier. It is not a smooth muscle cell nor an endothelial cell.

Name Catalogue Number Target Applications Species Reactivity

NG2 Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan AB5320
MAB5384 Cell Surface of pericytes and small subset of glial and endothelial cells
EIA, IB, IH
Hu, Mky, Ms, Rt (AB5320); Rt (MAB5384)

Alpha-smooth muscle actin (ASMA) CBL171 Internal structure of smooth muscle cells and pericytes in BV walls
IB, IH, IH(P)
Bov, Chk, Hu, Ms, Rt

PECAM (CD31) clone HC1/6 CBL468 General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes
FC, IH
Hu

PECAM (CD31; gplla) Clone P2B1 MAB2148 General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes
EIA, FC, IC, IH(not P), IP
Hu

PECAM (CD31) Clone 390 CBL1337 General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes
FC, IC, IH, IP
Ms

PECAM (CD31) Clone TLD-3A12 MAB1393 General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes
EIA, FC, IC, IH(not P), IP
Por, Rt

PECAM (CD31) Clone WM59 CBL473 General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes
FC, IP
Hu

Desmin AB907 Most muscle types and pericytes
IB, IH(P)
Chk, Bov, Hu, Ms

Desmin Clone 131-15014(KN50-1-4) MAB1698 Most muscle types and pericytes
IC, IH(P)
Bov, Hu

Desmin Clone DE-B-5 MAB3430 Most muscle types and pericytes
IC, IH
Frg, Hu, Por, Rt

Angiopoietin-1 [Ang-1] AB3120 interstitial stem cells destined to become microvascular pericytes.
EIA, IB
Hu, Ms

Osteonectin AB1858 pericytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, chondrocytes
EIA, IB, IH(P)
Hu

Thy-1 (DC90) Clone F15-42-01 CBL415 Some lymphocytes, cancer cell types and most pericytes
FC, IH, IP
Hu

Other pericyte markers in the literature:

Name	Catalogue Number	Target	Applications	Species Reactivity
NG2 Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan	AB5320 MAB5384	Cell Surface of pericytes and small subset of glial and endothelial cells	EIA, IB, IH	Hu, Mky, Ms, Rt (AB5320); Rt (MAB5384)
Alpha-smooth muscle actin (ASMA)	CBL171	Internal structure of smooth muscle cells and pericytes in BV walls	IB, IH, IH(P)	Bov, Chk, Hu, Ms, Rt
PECAM (CD31) clone HC1/6	CBL468	General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes	FC, IH	Hu
PECAM (CD31; gplla) Clone P2B1	MAB2148	General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes	EIA, FC, IC, IH(not P), IP	Hu
PECAM (CD31) Clone 390	CBL1337	General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes	FC, IC, IH, IP	Ms
PECAM (CD31) Clone TLD-3A12	MAB1393	General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes	EIA, FC, IC, IH(not P), IP	Por, Rt
PECAM (CD31) Clone WM59	CBL473	General endothelial cell surface marker including pericytes	FC, IP	Hu
Desmin	AB907	Most muscle types and pericytes	IB, IH(P)	Chk, Bov, Hu, Ms
Desmin Clone 131-15014(KN50-1-4)	MAB1698	Most muscle types and pericytes	IC, IH(P)	Bov, Hu
Desmin Clone DE-B-5	MAB3430	Most muscle types and pericytes	IC, IH	Frg, Hu, Por, Rt
Angiopoietin-1 [Ang-1]	AB3120	interstitial stem cells destined to become microvascular pericytes.	EIA, IB	Hu, Ms
Osteonectin	AB1858	pericytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, chondrocytes	EIA, IB, IH(P)	Hu
Thy-1 (DC90) Clone F15-42-01	CBL415	Some lymphocytes, cancer cell types and most pericytes	FC, IH, IP	Hu

3G5 ganglioside antigen (Nayak, et al., 1988) Pericytes in culture.
RGS5 (Bondjers, et al., 2003) Marker for Pericytes and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
ASO2 (Dianova, Hamburg) cell surface marker on skin identifies fibroblasts, mesenchymal cells including pericytes
Stro-1 (Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank) expressed in endothelial cells, BMPCs and pericytes
RP59 (Kruger et al., 2002) recruited pericytes in scar tissue vessels and granulomas
Mistletoe lectin (Artigas et al., 1992) microglia cells, macrophages, polynuclear giant cells and pericytes.