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IMMUNITY
Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 661-672Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(02)00296-0
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- NCI NIH HHS [CA 23108, R01CA58343, R01 CA058343] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01DK054077] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [T32GM08704] Funding Source: Medline
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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are first found in the aorta-gonad-mesonephros region and vitelline and umbilical arteries of the midgestation mouse embryo. Runx1 (AML1), the DNA binding subunit of a core binding factor, is required for the emergence and/or subsequent function of HSCs. We show that all HSCs in the embryo express Runx1. Furthermore, HSCs in Runx1(+/-) embryos are heterogeneous and include CD45(+) cells, endothelial cells, and mesenchymal cells. Comparison with wild-type embryos showed that the distribution of HSCs among these various cell populations is sensitive to Runx1 dosage. These data provide the first morphological description of embryonic HSCs and contribute new insight into their cellular origin.
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