Notch Receptor 3
NOTCH3proteinNOTCH3 signaling dysregulation impairs endothelial function and vascular homeostasis, promoting plaque inflammation.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepEndothelial activation & erosion
Confidencemedium
RationaleNotch signaling in vascular dysfunction and smooth-muscle phenotypic changes; endothelial activation in atherosclerosis.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates1
Small-molecule tractableYes
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000074181
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I38
C — confounder / Type-II66
A — assay feasibility72
E — evidence strength25
T1DI (composite)6
Specificity differential (R−C)-27.3
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(1)
- Proteogenomic Analysis of Coronary Artery Calcification in Human Populations.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026 · PMID 41924874 · doi