Vascular Procr+ stem cells: Finding new branches while looking for the roots

• 来源期刊: 细胞研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（10）
• 页码范围: 1071-1072
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 中文
• DOI: 10.1038/cr.2016.91

摘要

Generation and growth of the blood vasculature network is a highly synchronized process,requiring coordinated efforts of endothelial cells and pericytes to maintain blood vessel integrity and regeneration.In a recent paper published in Cell Research,Yu et al.identified and characterized bipotent Procr-expressing vascular endothelial stem cells,which give rise to both endothelial cells and pericytes.