Endothelial and perivascular cells maintain haematopoietic stem cells

Ding, L., Saunders, T. L., Enikolopov, G., Morrison, S. J. (January 2012) Endothelial and perivascular cells maintain haematopoietic stem cells. Nature, 481 (7382). pp. 457-465. ISSN 0028-0836

Abstract

Several cell types have been proposed to create niches for haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). However, the expression patterns of HSC maintenance factors have not been systematically studied and no such factor has been conditionally deleted from any candidate niche cell. Thus, the cellular sources of these factors are undetermined. Stem cell factor (SCF; also known as KITL) is a key niche component that maintains HSCs. Here, using Scf(gfp) knock-in mice, we found that Scf was primarily expressed by perivascular cells throughout the bone marrow. HSC frequency and function were not affected when Scf was conditionally deleted from haematopoietic cells, osteoblasts, nestin-cre- or nestin-creER-expressing cells. However, HSCs were depleted from bone marrow when Scf was deleted from endothelial cells or leptin receptor (Lepr)-expressing perivascular stromal cells. Most HSCs were lost when Scf was deleted from both endothelial and Lepr-expressing perivascular cells. Thus, HSCs reside in a perivascular niche in which multiple cell types express factors that promote HSC maintenance.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: bone-marrow niche slam family receptors progenitor cells transgenic mice self-renewal maintenance expression gene cre deletion
Subjects: organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > endothelial progenitor cell
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > endothelial progenitor cell
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > endothelial progenitor cell
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > progenitor cell > endothelial progenitor cell
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > progenitor cell > endothelial progenitor cell
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > progenitor cell > endothelial progenitor cell
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Animal Services
CSHL Cancer Center Shared Resources > Microscopy Service
CSHL labs > Enikopolov lab
CSHL Cancer Center Program > Signal Transduction
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: January 2012
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2013 20:38
Last Modified: 19 Jul 2021 20:25
PMCID: PMC3270376
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/26928

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