Hemostasis keeps the stem cell niche in order.

In this issue of Blood , [Dhahri and colleagues][1] demonstrate that the fibrinolytic system not only drives hematopoietic regeneration but also contributes to stress adaption of stem cell niches by expanding mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) through endothelial cKit signaling.[1][2] ![Figure][3]</

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