ZEB1 and atherosclerosis: To examine the effect of ZEB1 in atherosclerosis development, Zeb1WT and Zeb1∆M mice were each crossed with ApoeKO mice to generate the two experimental models used in the rest of the study, namely, Zeb1WT/ApoeKO and Zeb1∆M/ApoeKO mice (Supplementary Fig. S1d).