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One of the important functions of HSCs is regulation of the stem cell population and through apoptosis, programmed cell death; they maintain a tight control on the levels of blood cells. Growth factor signals were isolated that prevented the stem cells from undergoing apoptosis; one of which was the protein BCL-2, and the applications of this would be to maintain cultures of HSCs in the future.