Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) balance self-renewal and differentiation in order to sustain lifelong blood production and simultaneously maintain the HSC pool. However, there is clear evidence that HSCs are subject to quantitative and qualitative exhaustion. In this review, we briefly discuss several known aspects of the stem cell aging process, including DNA damage, telomere shortening, and oxidative stress. Besides these known players, there is increasing evidence that higher order chromatin structure, largely defined by the histone code and affecting transcriptional activity, is important. A model is suggested which describes how epigenetic regulation of gene transcription by modulation of the chromatin structure in stem cells can account for regulation of the aging program.
Cellular memory and hematopoietic stem cell aging. Publishing Authors By Initials
Cellular memory and hematopoietic stem cell aging. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Review
Journal: Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio)
VOLUME: 24
Page Numbers: 1143-9
Journal Abbreviation: Stem Cells
ISSN: 1066-5099
DAY: 2
MONTH: 02
YEAR: 2006
Cellular memory and hematopoietic stem cell aging. Information
Number of References: 104
LANGUAGE: eng
NlmUniqueID: 9304532
Cellular memory and hematopoietic stem cell aging. Keywords Mesh Terms:
KEYWORDS: Repressor Proteins
MESH TERMS: physiology
Chemical & Substance for Abstract: Cellular memory and hematopoietic stem cell aging. Information
Substance Name: polycomb group proteins
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Grant and Affiliation Information for Cellular memory and hematopoietic stem cell aging.
AFFILIATION: Department of Cell Biology, Section Stem Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Country: United States
AGENCY: United States NHLBI
GRANT: R01 HL073710
ACRONYM: HL
MEDLINETA: Stem Cells
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