This paper describes an in vivo assay of haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) niche formation. A population of progenitor cells is sorted from fetal bones, and when transplanted under the adult mouse kidney capsule, the cells recruit host-derived blood vessels, produce donor-derived ectopic bones, and generate a marrow cavity populated by host-derived long-term reconstituting haematopoeitic stem cells.
- Charles K. F. Chan
- Ching-Cheng Chen
- Irving L. Weissman