Resumen: The liver stem cell niche is a specialized and dynamic microenvironment with biomechanical and biochemical characteristics that regulate stem cell behavior. This is feasible due to the coordination of a complex network of secreted factors, small molecules, neural, blood inputs and extracellular matrix (ECM) components involved in the regulation of stem cell fate (self-renewal, survival, and differentiation into more mature phenotypes like hepatocytes and cholangiocytes). In this review, we describe and summarize all the major components that play essential roles in the liver stem cell niche, in particular, growth factor signaling and the biomechanical properties of the ECM. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2019.03.001 Año: 2019 Publicado en: DIFFERENTIATION 106 (2019), 49-56 ISSN: 0301-4681 Factor impacto JCR: 2.392 (2019) Categ. JCR: DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY rank: 18 / 41 = 0.439 (2019) - Q2 - T2 Categ. JCR: CELL BIOLOGY rank: 146 / 195 = 0.749 (2019) - Q3 - T3 Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.017 - Cancer Research (Q2) - Molecular Biology (Q2) - Developmental Biology (Q2) - Cell Biology (Q3)