The stem cell regulator PEDF is dispensable for maintenance and function of hematopoietic stem cells

Abstract Pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF), a ubiquitously expressed 50 kDa secreted glycoprotein, was recently discovered to regulate self-renewal of neural stem cells and have a supportive effect on human embryonic stem cell growth. Here, we analyzed expression of PEDF in the murine hematop...

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Main Authors: Emma Rörby, Matilda Billing, Maria Dahl, Sarah Warsi, Silja Andradottir, Kenichi Miharada, Kavitha Siva, Jan-Ingvar Jönsson, Ulrika Blank, Göran Karlsson, Stefan Karlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-09452-2