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ArticlePloS one2021

Acute and endothelial-specific Robo4 deletion affect hematopoietic stem cell trafficking independent of VCAM1.

Stephanie Smith-Berdan, Alyssa Bercasio, Leah Kramer, Bryan Petkus, Lindsay Hinck, E Camilla Forsberg

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephanie Smith-BerdanInstitute for the Biology of Stem Cells, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-5406-2088
Alyssa BercasioInstitute for the Biology of Stem Cells, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America.
Leah KramerInstitute for the Biology of Stem Cells, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America.
Bryan PetkusInstitute for the Biology of Stem Cells, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America.
Lindsay HinckInstitute for the Biology of Stem Cells, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America.
E Camilla ForsbergInstitute for the Biology of Stem Cells, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-8740-4299
University of California, Santa Cruz · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) trafficking is regulated by a number of complex mechanisms. Among them are the transmembrane protein Robo4 and the vascular cell adhesion molecule, VCAM1. Endothelial VCAM1 is a well-known regulator of hematopoietic cell trafficking, and our previous studies revealed that germline deletion of Robo4 led to impaired HSC trafficking, with an increase in vascular endothelial cell (VEC) numbers and downregulation of VCAM1 protein on sinusoidal VECs. Here, we utilized two Robo4 conditional deletion models in parallel with Robo4 germline knockout mice (R4KO) to evaluate the effects of acute and endothelial cell-specific Robo4 deletion on HSC trafficking. Strikingly similar to the R4KO, the acute deletion of Robo4 resulted in altered HSC distribution between the bone marrow and blood compartments, despite normal numbers of VECs and wild-type levels of VCAM1 cell surface protein on sinusoidal VECs. Additionally, consistent with the R4KO mice, acute loss of Robo4 in the host perturbed long-term engraftment of donor wild-type HSCs and improved HSC mobilization to the peripheral blood. These data demonstrate the significant role that endothelial Robo4 plays in directional HSC trafficking, independent of alterations in VEC numbers and VCAM1 expression.

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Stem Cell NicheAnimalsEndothelial CellsHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem CellsMiceMice, KnockoutReceptors, Cell SurfaceVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Receptors, Cell SurfaceRobo4 protein, mouseVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

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PMID34388149
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