The bulk of the hematopoietic stem cell population is dispensable for murine steady-state and stress hematopoiesis

KB Schoedel, MNF Morcos, T Zerjatke… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Long-term repopulating (LT) hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the most undifferentiated
cells at the top of the hematopoietic hierarchy. The regulation of HSC pool size and its …

[HTML][HTML] Fate mapping of hematopoietic stem cells reveals two pathways of native thrombopoiesis

MNF Morcos, C Li, CM Munz, A Greco… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) produce highly diverse cell lineages. Here, we chart
native lineage pathways emanating from HSCs and define their physiological regulation by …

[PDF][PDF] SCA-1 expression level identifies quiescent hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells

MNF Morcos, KB Schoedel, A Hoppe, R Behrendt… - Stem Cell Reports, 2017 - cell.com
Blood cell generation depends on continuous cellular output by the sequential hierarchy of
hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and progenitor populations that all contain quiescent and …

Continuous mitotic activity of primitive hematopoietic stem cells in adult mice

MNF Morcos, T Zerjatke, I Glauche, CM Munz… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
The proliferative activity of aging hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is controversially discussed.
Inducible fluorescent histone 2B fusion protein (H2B-FP) transgenic mice are important …

Activation of the cGAS/STING axis in genome-damaged hematopoietic cells does not impact blood cell formation or leukemogenesis

…, L Natusch, CM Munz, S Costas Ramon, MNF Morcos… - Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Loss of cGAS/STING signaling does not impact DNA damage–driven leukemogenesis or alter
steady-state, perturbed or malignant hematopoiesis, indicating that the cGAS/STING axis …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent Germline Variant in RAD21 Predisposes Children to Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Lymphoma

A Schedel, UA Friedrich, MNF Morcos… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Somatic loss of function mutations in cohesin genes are frequently associated with various
cancer types, while cohesin disruption in the germline causes cohesinopathies such as …

N 1-linked melatonin dimers as bivalent ligands targeting dimeric melatonin receptors

AS Journé, SAM Habib, BR Dodda, MNF Morcos… - …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel series of dimeric melatonin analogues obtained by connecting two melatonin
molecules through N1 with spacers of 15–24 atoms was synthesized and characterized in 2-[125-I]-…

Clearance of genome-damaged cells from the hematopoietic system via p53 without contribution by the cGAS/STING axis

…, L Natusch, CM Munz, S Costas, MNF Morcos… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Cell-intrinsic response patterns control risks arising from genome-damaged cells, preventing
malignant transformation. p53-dependent DNA damage responses halt the cell cycle and …

Hematopoietic lineages diverge within the stem cell compartment

MNF Morcos, C Li, CM Munz, A Greco, N Dressel… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) produce a highly diverse array of cell lineages. To assay
hematopoietic differentiation with minimal experimental perturbation, non-invasive methods …

Proliferative behavior of hematopoietic stem cells revisited: No evidence for mitotic memory

MNF Morcos, T Zerjatke, I Glauche, CM Munz, Y Ge… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
The proliferative activity of adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is controversially discussed.
Inducible fluorescent histone 2B fusion protein (H2B-FP) transgenic mice are important …