title: In search of human hematopoietic stem cell identity.
abstract: Better insight into hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) development in the human embryo and fetus is crucial for translational research. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Prashad et al. (2014) describe a novel surface marker for human fetal liver HSCs, glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein GPI-80, that is functionally required for their self-renewal.
authors.affiliation: MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Andrejs
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivanovs
authors.affiliation: MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: a.medvinsky@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Medvinsky
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D047108:Embryonic Development; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D000581:Amidohydrolases