Erg gene key to blood stem cell 'self-renewal'
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 16:31
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have begun to unravel how blood stem cells regenerate themselves, identifying a key gene required for the process. The discovery that the Erg gene is vitally important to blood stem cells' unique ability to self-renew could give scientists new opportunities to use blood stem cells for tissue repair, transplantation and other therapeutic applications.