https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado6836
from issue 6722 of the Science journal
The study explores how retrotransposons are co-opted to activate hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) during pregnancy and stress conditions like serial bleeding.
Retrotransposon activation triggers the cGAS-STING signaling pathway, leading to interferon (IFN) production, which promotes HSC proliferation and erythropoiesis, particularly in the spleen. +
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