megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell
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A progenitor cell committed to the megakaryocyte and erythroid lineages. [ MESH:D055015 GOC:add GOC:dsd http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16647566 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megakaryocyte-erythroid_progenitor_cell GOC:tfm ]
Synonyms: megakaryocyte/erythrocyte progenitor CFU-EM colony forming unit erythroid megakaryocyte Meg/E progenitor megakaryocyte/erythroid progenitor cell MEP CFU-MegE
Term information
human_reference_atlas
MEPs are reportedly CD19-negative, CD34-negative, CD45RA-negative, CD110-positive, CD117-positive, and SCA1-negative and reportedly express the transcription factors GATA-1 and NF-E2.
Term relations
- hematopoietic oligopotent progenitor cell and capable of some erythrocyte differentiation and capable of some megakaryocyte differentiation