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The vasculature niches required for hematopoiesis

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Endothelial cells play a critical role in supporting postnatal hematopoiesis in the bone marrow. Unique endothelial cells, together with various perivascular cells, form different types of vascular structures, constructing a vast microvascular delivery and trafficking network for blood cells, oxygen, and nutrition. These blood vessels build distinct hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell niches, which offer not only sites of residence for blood cells but also indispensable signals directing HSPC homing, self-renewal, and multilineage differentiation. Deep insight into the structure and function of the BM vasculature niche and its participation in hematopoiesis is necessary to develop advanced strategies for the reconstitution of hematopoiesis.

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This work was not supported by any commercial or financial interests. Research grants were obtained from the following noncommercial foundations: Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province, Grant/Award Number: 2016A020216027; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Grant/Award Number: 2017M612848; Science and Technology Project of Yue-Xiu District of Guangzhou, Grant/Award Number: 2017-WS-004.

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    Liji Chen, Xiaomin Ye, Aimei Liu, Gongwang Yu & Yan Sun

  3. Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China

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  4. Department of Cellular Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Chi, Z., Chen, L., Ye, X. et al. The vasculature niches required for hematopoiesis. J Mol Med 100, 53–61 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-021-02155-2

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