Heparan sulfate proteoglycans as key regulators of the mesenchymal niche of hematopoietic stem cells

D Papy-Garcia, P Albanese - Glycoconjugate journal, 2017 - Springer
The complex microenvironment that surrounds hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone
marrow niche involves different coordinated signaling pathways. The stem cells establish …

[HTML][HTML] Heparan sulfate proteoglycans: key mediators of stem cell function

M Ravikumar, RAA Smith, V Nurcombe… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are an evolutionarily ancient subclass of
glycoproteins with exquisite structural complexity. They are ubiquitously expressed across …

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans: a GAGgle of skeletal‐hematopoietic regulators

KD Rodgers, JD San Antonio… - Developmental …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes our current understanding of the presence and function of heparan
sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) in skeletal development and hematopoiesis. Although …

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans in the control of B cell development and the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma

RM Reijmers, M Spaargaren, ST Pals - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG s) have essential functions during embryonic
development and throughout postnatal life. To exert these functions, they undergo a series …

[HTML][HTML] Heparan sulfate biosynthesis and sulfation profiles as modulators of cancer signalling and progression

C Marques, CA Reis, RR Vivès, A Magalhães - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans (HSPGs) are important cell surface and Extracellular Matrix
(ECM) maestros involved in the orchestration of multiple cellular events in physiology and …

Stem cell fate decisions: the role of heparan sulfate in the control of autocrine and paracrine signals

M Grunert, V Nurcombe, SM Cool - Current stem cell research & …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
The aim of this review is to explore the idea that the glycosaminoglycan sugar heparan
sulfate (HS), richly concentrated on the plasma membrane of all animal cells studied so far …

Heparan sulfate biosynthesis: regulation and variability

J Kreuger, L Kjellén - Journal of Histochemistry & …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Nearly all vertebrate cells have been shown to express heparan sulfate proteoglycans
(HSPGs) at the cell surface. The HSPGs bind to many secreted signaling proteins, including …

Structurally specific heparan sulfates support primitive human hematopoiesis by formation of a multimolecular stem cell niche

P Gupta, TR Oegema Jr, JJ Brazil… - Blood, The Journal …, 1998 - ashpublications.org
Stem cell localization, conservation, and differentiation is believed to occur in niches in the
marrow stromal microenvironment. Our recent observation that long-term in vitro human …

Interactions of signaling proteins, growth factors and other proteins with heparan sulfate: mechanisms and mysteries

PC Billings, M Pacifici - Connective tissue research, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Heparan sulfate (HS) is a component of cell surface and matrix-associated proteoglycans
(HSPGs) that, collectively, play crucial roles in many physiologic processes including cell …

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans on the cell surface: versatile coordinators of cellular functions

S Tumova, A Woods, JR Couchman - … journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2000 - Elsevier
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans are complex molecules composed of a core protein with
covalently attached glycosaminoglycan chains. While the protein part determines …