Western blot analysis was performed as previously described by us [16 (link)]. Twenty µl of the cell/vessel extracts were loaded onto 10% Bis-Tris SDS-polyacrylamide gels (Thermo Fisher Scientific), separated for 35 min at 200 V and finally electro-transferred to nylon-PVDF Immobilon-PSQ membranes for 90 min at 30 V in 20% methanol blotting buffer. Briefly, blots were blocked for 30 min in blocking buffer, incubated with primary antibodies against PDGFRβ clone Y92 (C-terminal, amino acid (aa)1050-1150) (1:3000, Novus Biologicals NB110-57343), alpha-smooth muscle actin (1:1000, abcam ab119952), actin (1:1000, Sigma A2066) or laminin (1:500, Sigma) at 4°C overnight, washed, and then incubated in alkaline phosphatase conjugated anti-rabbit IgG or anti-mouse IgG for 30 min. After washing, bound antibodies were detected using an enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) system and visualized by using a cooled CCD camera (SearchLight; Thermo Fisher Scientific).