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At night, peak melatonin levels were associated with reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, and activation of DRP1 and PINK1 dependent mitophagy, resulting in enhanced long term repopulating capacity. In parallel, pHSCs exhibited increased glycolytic activity characterized by elevated glucose uptake, GLUT1 expression, AMPK phosphorylation, and HIF1\u03b1 signaling. Mechanistically, mitochondrial remodeling was regulated in part by melatonin signaling, whereas glycolytic reprogramming was modulated by systemic circadian inputs, including feeding associated cues and Wnt\/\u03b2-catenin signaling. FoxM1 and DRP1 contributed to mitochondrial quality control, while PGC1\u03b1 dependent transcription supported compensatory mitochondrial biogenesis across the daily circadian cycle. These metabolic transitions were accompanied by dynamic changes in cell and nuclear size, linked to lamin A\/C phosphorylation modulation. These coordinated processes defined a nocturnal state of enhanced stem cell fitness characterized by improved regenerative potential. Key features of glycolytic regulation were conserved in human HSCs, and in vitro melatonin treatment reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential and cell size of human pHSCs. Together, these findings establish a temporally regulated metabolic framework in which circadian cues partition mitochondrial and glycolytic programs to preserve stem cell maintenance and function, adding a new layer to pHSC metabolic physiology with clinical transplantation implications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1182\/blood.2026034660","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,21]],"date-time":"2026-09-21T18:02:40Z","timestamp":1790013760000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1182\/blood.2019cm0000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Melatonin, circadian metabolism, mitochondrial remodeling, and cell size dynamics in primitive hematopoietic stem cells"],"prefix":"10.1182","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9075-521X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Priyasmita","family":"Chakrabarti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 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