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ArticleNature communications2016

Specification of haematopoietic stem cell fate via modulation of mitochondrial activity.

Nicola Vannini, Mukul Girotra, Olaia Naveiras, Gennady Nikitin, Vasco Campos, Sonja Giger, Aline Roch, Johan Auwerx, Matthias P Lutolf

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 181 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

181 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nicola VanniniLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mukul GirotraLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0937-3674
Olaia NaveirasLaboratory of Regenerative Hematopoiesis (GR-NAVEIRAS), Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3434-0022
Gennady NikitinLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Vasco CamposLaboratory of Regenerative Hematopoiesis (GR-NAVEIRAS), Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sonja GigerLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Aline RochLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Johan AuwerxLaboratory of Integrative and Systems Physiology, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Matthias P LutolfLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5898-305X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) differ from their committed progeny by relying primarily on anaerobic glycolysis rather than mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation for energy production. However, whether this change in the metabolic program is the cause or the consequence of the unique function of HSCs remains unknown. Here we show that enforced modulation of energy metabolism impacts HSC self-renewal. Lowering the mitochondrial activity of HSCs by chemically uncoupling the electron transport chain drives self-renewal under culture conditions that normally induce rapid differentiation. We demonstrate that this metabolic specification of HSC fate occurs through the reversible decrease of mitochondrial mass by autophagy. Our data thus reveal a causal relationship between mitochondrial metabolism and fate choice of HSCs and also provide a valuable tool to expand HSCs outside of their native bone marrow niches.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAnimalsAutophagyBiomarkersBone Marrow CellsCarbonyl Cyanide p-TrifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazoneCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell ProliferationElectron TransportFemaleFlow CytometryGlycolysisHematopoietic Stem CellsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceBiomarkersCarbonyl Cyanide p-TrifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazoneMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsProton IonophoresReceptors, Cell SurfaceTomm20 protein, mouseUncoupling Agents

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PMID27731316
PMCPMC5064016

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