Identification of the chemokine CCL28 as a growth and survival factor for human hematopoietic stem- and progenitor cells.
Key points Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 28 (CCL28) is a novel growth factor for human hematopoietic stem- and progenitor cells.CCL28 supports the in vitro and in vivo functional integrity of cultured primitive hematopoietic cells.