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Different cell types produce signals that regulate the activity of blood-forming stem cells. A study shows that certain rare mesenchymal cells surrounding blood vessels are the main source of one such signal in mice. See Article p.457

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Figure 1: A home for blood-forming cells.

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  1. Ilya A. Shestopalov and Leonard I. Zon are in the Stem Cell Program and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.,

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L.I.Z. is a founder and shareholder of Fate Therapeutics and a scientific adviser for Stemgent, two biotechnology companies developing therapies based on stem-cell research.

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