<i>Baf60c</i> is important for the synthetic/proliferative phase of primary smooth muscle cells.

<p>RAOSMCs were either transfected with an on-target anti-<i>Baf60c</i> siRNA pool vs non-targeting pool (NTP) of siRNAs; or transduced with a lentiviral vector encoding for BAF60c or GFP <b>A</b>. qRT-PCR for the expression of <i>Baf60c, Sm-mhc</i>, and α<i>Sma</i> in cells transfected with on-target anti-<i>Baf60c</i> siRNA pool vs non-targeting pool (NTP) of siRNAs (Mean ±s.e.m of n = 4; Student's t-test p<0.05). <b>B</b>. qRT-PCR for the expression of <i>Baf60c, Sm-mhc</i>, and α<i>Sma</i> in cells transduced with either GFP or BAF60c (Mean±s.e.m of n = 3–5). <b>C</b>. Cell cycle analysis using fluorescence activated cell sorting in cells transfected with on-target anti-<i>Baf60c</i> siRNA pool vs non-targeting pool (NTP) of siRNAs (Mean±s.e.m of n = 3; Student's t-test p<0.05).