Alternative platelet differentiation pathways initiated by nonhierarchically related hematopoietic stem cells

Joana Carrelha*, Stefania Mazzi, Axel Winroth, Michael Hagemann-Jensen, Christoph Ziegenhain, Kari Högstrand, Masafumi Seki, Margs S. Brennan, Madeleine Lehander, Bishan Wu, Yiran Meng, Ellen Markljung, Ruggiero Norfo, Hisashi Ishida, Karin Belander Strålin, Francesca Grasso, Christina Simoglou Karali, Affaf Aliouat, Amy Hillen, Edwin ChariKimberly Siletti, Supat Thongjuea, Adam J. Mead, Sten Linnarsson, Claus Nerlov, Rickard Sandberg, Tetsuichi Yoshizato, Petter S. Woll, Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen*

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Abstract

Rare multipotent stem cells replenish millions of blood cells per second through a time-consuming process, passing through multiple stages of increasingly lineage-restricted progenitors. Although insults to the blood-forming system highlight the need for more rapid blood replenishment from stem cells, established models of hematopoiesis implicate only one mandatory differentiation pathway for each blood cell lineage. Here, we establish a nonhierarchical relationship between distinct stem cells that replenish all blood cell lineages and stem cells that replenish almost exclusively platelets, a lineage essential for hemostasis and with important roles in both the innate and adaptive immune systems. These distinct stem cells use cellularly, molecularly and functionally separate pathways for the replenishment of molecularly distinct megakaryocyte-restricted progenitors: a slower steady-state multipotent pathway and a fast-track emergency-activated platelet-restricted pathway. These findings provide a framework for enhancing platelet replenishment in settings in which slow recovery of platelets remains a major clinical challenge.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1007-1019
Number of pages13
JournalNature immunology
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2024

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