The endothelial CCM (Cerebral Cavernous Malformation) complex, comprising KRIT1 (Krev1 interaction trapped gene 1), CCM2 (Malcavernin), and CCM3 (Programmed cell death protein 10), suppresses the expression of KLF2 and KLF4. Here, CCM2 is linked to cerebral cavernous malformation.