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SUBMITTER: Zheng J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3031476 | biostudies-other | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Zheng Junke J Huynh HoangDinh H Umikawa Masato M Silvany Robert R Zhang Cheng Cheng CC
Blood 20101019 2
The physiologic roles of angiopoietin-like proteins (Angptls) in the hematopoietic system remain unknown. Here we show that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in Angptl3-null mice are decreased in number and quiescence. HSCs transplanted into Angptl3-null recipient mice exhibited impaired repopulation. Bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cells express high levels of Angptl3 and are adjacent to HSCs. Importantly, bone marrow stromal cells or endothelium deficient in Angptl3 have a significantly decre ...[more]