UCLA Researchers Unlock Protein Key to Harnessing Regenerative Power of Blood Stem Cells
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
UCLA scientists have discovered a protein which is integral to the regulation of human blood stem cell regeneration. Study revealed that stem cells which lack the protein have markedly increased ability to replicate in vivo and following transplantation. Discovery provides new understanding of human stem cell self-renewal and paves the way for targeted therapies to make stem cells grow.