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ArticleCell stem cell2008

The emergence of hematopoietic stem cells is initiated in the placental vasculature in the absence of circulation.

Katrin E Rhodes, Christos Gekas, Yanling Wang, Christopher T Lux, Cameron S Francis, David N Chan, Simon Conway, Stuart H Orkin, Mervin C Yoder, Hanna K A Mikkola

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Article in Cell stem cell, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 153 papers.

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153citing papers in PubMed
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

153 citing papers in PubMed, 315 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Katrin E RhodesDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Christos Gekas
Yanling Wang
Christopher T Lux
Cameron S Francis
David N Chan
Simon Conway
Stuart H Orkin
Mervin C Yoder
Hanna K A Mikkola
University of California, Los Angeles · USIndiana University School of MedicineBroad Center · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

UCLA NIGMS T32 Program AssessmentT32GM007185 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI TORRES, JORGE · 1985 to 2020
$21.7M
ENDOTHELIAL CELL ROLE IN YOLK SAC STEM CELL DEVELOPMENTR01HL063169 · NHLBI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI YODER, MERVIN C. · 1999 to 2008
$3.0M
PDGF-B signaling in fetal hematopoietic stem cell microenvironmentsR01HL097766 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MIKKOLA, HANNA KATRI ANNIKKI · 2009 to 2012
$1.5M
Placenta as a novel site for hematopoietic stem cellsR21DK069659 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MIKKOLA, HANNA KATRI ANNIKKI · 2005 to 2006
$308k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL63169NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL063169NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL097766NIDDK NIH HHS DK069659NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK069659NIGMS NIH HHS GM07185NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mouse placenta was unveiled as an important reservoir for hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), yet the origin of placental HSCs was unknown. By tracking developing HSCs by expression of Runx1-lacZ and CD41, we have found that HSCs emerge in large vessels in the placenta. Analysis of Ncx1(-/-) embryos, which lack a heartbeat, verified that HSC development is initiated in the placental vasculature independent of blood flow. However, fewer CD41+ hematopoietic cells were found in Ncx1(-/-) placentas than in controls, implying that some HSCs/progenitors colonize the placenta via circulation and/or HSC emergence is compromised without blood flow. Importantly, placentas from Ncx1(-/-) embryos possessed equal potential to generate myelo-erythroid and B and T lymphoid cells upon explant culture, verifying intact multilineage hematopoietic potential, characteristic of developing HSCs. These data suggest that, in addition to providing a niche for a large pool of HSCs prior to liver colonization, the placenta is a true site of HSC generation.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineageCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitFemaleHematopoiesis, ExtramedullaryHematopoietic Stem CellsLiverMiceMice, KnockoutPlacentaPlatelet Membrane Glycoprotein IIbPregnancySodium-Calcium ExchangerCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitNCX1 protein, mousePlatelet Membrane Glycoprotein IIbRunx1 protein, mouseSodium-Calcium Exchanger

Identifiers

PMID18371450
PMCPMC2888040
OpenAlexW1988697020

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