Abstract

Radial glia-like neural stem cells (RGLs) in the mouse hippocampus generate neurons throughout life, but RGL maintenance mechanisms remain unclear. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Zhou etal. (2018) identified Mfge8, a well-known mediator of the "eat-me" signal, as a factor that reinforces quiescence and protects the RGL niche from depletion.

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