Volume 26, No 10, Oct 2016

ISSN: 1001-0602 
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018 
impact factor 17.848* 
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Volume 26 Issue 10, October 2016: 1071-1072

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

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

Shiri Gur-Cohen¹ and Tsvee Lapidot¹

¹Weizmann Institute of Science, Immunology Department, Rehovot, Israel Correspondence: Tsvee Lapidot,(Tsvee.Lapidot@weizmann.ac.il)

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.

10.1038/cr.2016.91

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