Haematopoietic stem cell self-renewal in vivo and ex vivo

AC Wilkinson, KJ Igarashi, H Nakauchi - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
The self-renewal capacity of multipotent haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) supports blood
system homeostasis throughout life and underlies the curative capacity of clinical HSC …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-on-chip modeling of organ-specific cancer and metastasis

N Del Piccolo, VS Shirure, Y Bi… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Every year, cancer claims millions of lives around the globe. Unfortunately, model systems
that accurately mimic human oncology–a requirement for the development of more effective …

Base editing of haematopoietic stem cells rescues sickle cell disease in mice

GA Newby, JS Yen, KJ Woodard, T Mayuranathan… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene HBB. We used a
custom adenine base editor (ABE8e-NRCH), to convert the SCD allele (HBB S) into …

Long-term ex vivo haematopoietic-stem-cell expansion allows nonconditioned transplantation

AC Wilkinson, R Ishida, M Kikuchi, K Sudo, M Morita… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Multipotent self-renewing haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) regenerate the adult blood
system after transplantation, which is a curative therapy for numerous diseases including …

The microbiota regulates hematopoietic stem cell fate decisions by controlling iron availability in bone marrow

D Zhang, X Gao, H Li, DK Borger, Q Wei, E Yang, C Xu… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Host microbiota crosstalk is essential for the production and functional modulation of blood-
cell lineages. Whether, and if so how, the microbiota influences hematopoietic stem cells …

[HTML][HTML] Hsf1 promotes hematopoietic stem cell fitness and proteostasis in response to ex vivo culture stress and aging

M Kruta, MJ Sunshine, BA Chua, Y Fu, A Chawla… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Maintaining proteostasis is key to resisting stress and promoting healthy aging. Proteostasis
is necessary to preserve stem cell function, but little is known about the mechanisms that …

Fetal liver hematopoiesis: from development to delivery

K Lewis, M Yoshimoto, T Takebe - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Clinical transplants of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) can provide a lifesaving therapy for
many hematological diseases; however, therapeutic applications are hampered by donor …

Aging alters the epigenetic asymmetry of HSC division

MC Florian, M Klose, M Sacma, J Jablanovic… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) balance self-renewal and differentiation to maintain
homeostasis. With aging, the frequency of polar HSCs decreases. Cell polarity in HSCs is …

The heart is a resident tissue for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in zebrafish

D Bornhorst, AV Hejjaji, L Steuter… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The contribution of endocardial cells (EdCs) to the hematopoietic lineages has been
strongly debated. Here, we provide evidence that in zebrafish, the endocardium gives rise to …

[HTML][HTML] Current insights into the bone marrow niche: From biology in vivo to bioengineering ex vivo

Y Xiao, CAS McGuinness, WS Doherty-Boyd… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are fundamental to the generation of the body's blood and
immune cells. They reside primarily within the bone marrow (BM) niche microenvironment …