Haematopoietic SC niche

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Where are the first haematopoietic stem cells found?
In the embryonic yolk sac and aorta-gonad-mesenephros region
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Where do HSCs migrate to before birth?
To the bone marrow, where they will maintain haematopoiesis for the life of the organism
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What does quiescence protect HSCs from?
Damage and ensures long term survival
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Where are dormant HSCs found?
Around arterioles
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What factors are secreted to promote HSC maintenance?
CXCL12 and SCF (secreted by perivascular, endothelial, Schwann and sympathetic neuronal cells
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Where are cycling HSCs found?
Near sinusoidal niches which influence self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation
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Which proteins are required to maintain HSCs?
SCF and its receptor KIT (expressed by HSCs)
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What does CXCL12 and CXCR4 signalling promote?
HSC maintenance and retention in the bone marrow. As well as HSC engraftment following transplantation.
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What does thrombopoietin do?
Activates signaling by binding MPL on HSCs
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Early experiments showed that increased numbers of bone-forming osteblasts...
Led to increased numbers of HSCs
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More recent research shows that...
Any cell type in the BM can be ablated and induce an injury response
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What effect does osteoblast ablation have on HSCs?
None. HSCs only become depleted 2 weeks later.
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