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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
Volume 95, Issue 6, Pages 632-639Publisher
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-012-1068-z
Keywords
Hemangioblast; AGM; Umbilical arteries; Hematopoietic stem cells; Endothelial cells
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- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2011CB964803]
- National Natural Science Foundation [30900570]
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Hemangioblasts are the common precursors of hematopoietic and vascular cells, and are characterized as blast colony-forming cells (BL-CFCs) in vitro. We previously identified BL-CFCs in the mouse aorta-gonads-mesonephros (AGM) region, but not yolk sac, placenta, circulation, or fetal liver. Here, we aim to determine whether BL-CFCs develop in the umbilical arteries (UA) that link the dorsal aorta (sub-region of AGM) and placenta. We find that the UA cells of E11.5 mouse embryos were capable of generating typical blast colonies. On replating, these colonies produced erythroid/myeloid progenitors and B220(+) B lymphocytes in vitro, corroborating their definitive hematopoietic nature. They also generated CD31(+) or endomucin(+) tube-like structures on OP9 stromal cells, showing their endothelial potential. The proximal and distal regions of UA had equal numbers of BL-CFCs. To evaluate whether BL-CFCs can be autonomously maintained or expanded in UA or AGM, in vitro organ culture was performed. Interestingly, the BL-CFC pool in the AGM was significantly amplified, in striking contrast to a decrease in the UA. Taken together, our findings indicate that in addition to the AGM the UA serves as an important, but less supportive, niche for hemangioblast development.
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