HSC Niche (IMAGE)

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

HSC Niche

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A quiescent hematopoietic stem cell (white) engages in a molecular dialog with a preosteoblast (blue). The communication takes place via Flamingo (shown in red) and Frizzled (green), which are found at the interface between the two.

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Courtesy of Ryohichi Sugimura, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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