Nature Cell Biology 2017-07-17

Bone marrow adipocytes promote the regeneration of stem cells and haematopoiesis by secreting SCF

Index: 10.1038/ncb3570

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Abstract

Zhou et al. demonstrate that bone marrow adipocytes, but not intraperitoneal adipocytes, express high levels of stem cell factor (SCF), which is essential for the regeneration of haematopoietic stem cells and haematopoiesis after irradiation.