Compartmentalized organization: a common and required feature of stem cell niches?
Greco V, Guo S. Compartmentalized organization: a common and required feature of stem cell niches? Development 2010, 137: 1586-1594. PMID: 20430743, PMCID: PMC2860245, DOI: 10.1242/dev.041103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell nicheCell nicheHair follicle stem cell nicheFollicle stem cell nicheAdult stem cell nichesStem cellsStem cell fieldOrgan growthNicheHair regenerationSlow cyclingRecent findingsCell fieldNew growthTissue regenerationRecent studiesCellsGrowthLong-term growthRegenerationProgenyCompartmentsKey questionsBone progenitor dysfunction induces myelodysplasia and secondary leukaemia
Raaijmakers MH, Mukherjee S, Guo S, Zhang S, Kobayashi T, Schoonmaker JA, Ebert BL, Al-Shahrour F, Hasserjian RP, Scadden EO, Aung Z, Matza M, Merkenschlager M, Lin C, Rommens JM, Scadden DT. Bone progenitor dysfunction induces myelodysplasia and secondary leukaemia. Nature 2010, 464: 852-857. PMID: 20305640, PMCID: PMC3422863, DOI: 10.1038/nature08851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific mesenchymal cellsMesenchymal cellsHuman bone marrow failureDeletion of Dicer1Osteolineage cellsTissue homeostasisHeterologous cellsDicer1 deletionGene expressionMature osteoblastsRegulatory nicheBone marrow failureDiamond syndromeMesenchymal subsetsStem cellsOsteoprogenitorsReduced expressionDeletionSecondary neoplastic diseaseStromal cellsMarrow failureDICER1CellsHaematopoiesisGenetic abnormalities