Mouse Embryonic Head as a Site for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development
Mouse Embryonic Head as a Site for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development
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小鼠胚胎头部作为造血干细胞发育的场所
DOI:
10.1016/j.stem.2012.07.004
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发表时间:
2012-11-02
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影响因子:
23.9
通讯作者:
Liu, Bing
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作者:
Li, Zhuan;Lan, Yu;Liu, Bing
In the mouse embryo, the aorta-gonad-mesonephros (AGM) region is considered to be the sole location for intraembryonic emergence of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Here we report that, in parallel to the AGM region, the E10.5-E11.5 mouse head harbors bona fide HSCs, as defined by long-term, high-level, multilineage reconstitution and self-renewal capacity in adult recipients, before HSCs enter the circulation. The presence of hemogenesis in the midgestation head is indicated by the appearance of intravascular cluster cells and the blood-forming capacity of a sorted endothelial cell population. In addition, lineage tracing via an inducible VE-cadherin-Cre transgene demonstrates the hemogenic capacity of head endothelium. Most importantly, a spatially restricted lineage labeling system reveals the physiological contribution of cerebrovascular endothelium to postnatal HSCs and multilineage hematopoiesis. We conclude that the mouse embryonic head is a previously unappreciated site for HSC emergence within the developing embryo.