Journal Article DKFZ-2026-02687

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EPCR expression marks CD150neg deeply dormant long-term hematopoietic stem cells.

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2026
Elsevier Amsterdam [u.a.]

Cell stem cell nn, nn () [10.1016/j.stem.2026.09.016]
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Abstract: Cell surface expression of the Slam family member CD150 is widely used for the prospective isolation of multipotent long-term hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSCs). Here, we identify a bona fide endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR)+CD150- HSC subset, termed LT-HSC2, that sustains serial multi-lineage reconstitution. Long-term label-retaining assays reveal that LT-HSC2s are more deeply dormant than conventional EPCR+CD150+ LT-HSC1s, exhibit reduced cell cycle activation in response to inflammatory stress, and preserve stemness for prolonged periods in vivo. Moreover, combining EPCR with established HSC and multipotent progenitor (MPP) markers resolves the earliest stages of lineage divergence toward megakaryocytic/erythroid-biased CD150+ and lymphoid-biased CD150- trajectories. Thus, EPCR expression in HSCs and MPPs is associated with increased stemness, whereas CD150 expression does not encompass the full spectrum of long-term repopulating HSCs. Our findings establish EPCR+CD150- LT-HSC2s as a distinct, exceptionally dormant stem-cell subset and reveal an additional layer of HSC heterogeneity governing self-renewal, decreased stress sensitvity. and earliest lineage priming.

Keyword(s): CD150 ; LT-HSC ; SLAM marker ; dormancy ; endothelial protein C receptor ; epigenetic priming ; hematopoietic stem cell ; lineage differentiation ; multipotent progenitor 6 ; self-renewal

Classification:

Note: #EA:A010#LA:A010# / #DKTKZFB26# / epub

Contributing Institute(s):
  1. Stammzellen und Krebs (A010)
  2. Experimentelle Hämatologie (A012)
  3. Molekulare Neurobiologie (A290)
  4. Stressinduzierte Aktivierung von Hämatopoetischen Stammzellen (A011)
  5. DKTK HD zentral (HD01)
Research Program(s):
  1. 311 - Zellbiologie und Tumorbiologie (POF4-311) (POF4-311)

Appears in the scientific report 2026
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Medline ; BIOSIS Previews ; Biological Abstracts ; Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List ; Current Contents - Life Sciences ; Essential Science Indicators ; IF >= 20 ; JCR ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Web of Science Core Collection
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