Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are very sensitive to energetic and oxidative stress, and modulation of the balance between their quiescence and proliferation is needed to respond to metabolic stress while preserving HSCs' long term regenerative capacity. Here the tumour suppressor Lkb1 is shown to have a crucial role in maintaining energy homeostasis in haematopoietic cells — an effect largely independent of AMPK and mTOR signalling.
- Sushma Gurumurthy
- Stephanie Z. Xie
- Nabeel Bardeesy
