PDGFRβ+ cells play a dual role as hematopoietic precursors and niche cells during mouse ontogeny

Diana Sá da Bandeira, Alastair Morris Kilpatrick, Madalena Marques, Mario Gomez-Salazar, Telma Ventura, Zaniah Nashira Gonzalez, Dorota Stefancova, Fiona Rossi, Chris Sebastiaan Vink, More Authors

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Abstract

Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) generation in the aorta-gonad-mesonephros region requires HSC specification signals from the surrounding microenvironment. In zebrafish, PDGF-B/PDGFRβ signaling controls hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) generation and is required in the HSC specification niche. Little is known about murine HSPC specification in vivo and whether PDGF-B/PDGFRβ is involved. Here, we show that PDGFRβ is expressed in distinct perivascular stromal cell layers surrounding the mid-gestation dorsal aorta, and its deletion impairs hematopoiesis. We demonstrate that PDGFRβ+ cells play a dual role in murine hematopoiesis. They act in the aortic niche to support HSPCs, and in addition, PDGFRβ+ embryonic precursors give rise to a subset of HSPCs that persist into adulthood. These findings provide crucial information for the controlled production of HSPCs in vitro.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111114
Number of pages23
JournalCell Reports
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AGM single-cell RNA-sequencing
  • Bmp4
  • CP: Developmental biology
  • CP: Stem cell research
  • hematopoietic niche
  • HSPC precursor
  • MSCs
  • osteogenesis
  • PDGFRβ
  • pericytes
  • VSMCs

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