Fatty acid biosynthesis is insufficient in HSCs cultured in serum-free culture conditions
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ABSTRACT: Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) maintain lifelong hematopoiesis by remaining quiescent in the bone marrow niche. Recapitulation of a quiescent state in culture has not been achieved, as cells rapidly proliferate and differentiate in vitro. By modulating environmental factors mimicking physiological conditions, we were able to maintain engraftable quiescent HSCs for 1 month in culture under low cytokine concentrations, hypoxia, and high fatty acid concentration, the latter required due to suppression of intrinsic fatty acid synthesis. By contrast, high cytokine concentrations or normoxia induced HSC proliferation and differentiation. Our novel culture system provides a means to evaluate properties of steady state HSCs and test effects of defined factors in vitro under near-physiological conditions.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE117515 | GEO | 2018/07/24
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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