title: Leptin receptor makes its mark on MSCs.
abstract: Although mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are an important component of the hematopoietic niche, the markers that correlate with their physiological functions have not been defined. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Zhou et al. (2014) identify the Leptin Receptor as a marker for prospective identification and in vivo fate mapping of bone marrow MSCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Yo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Electronic address: hidokano@a2.keio.jp.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D054411:Receptors, Leptin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D054411:Receptors, Leptin; C515447:leptin receptor, mouse