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megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000050
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 info
Label
megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell
definition
A progenitor cell committed to the megakaryocyte and erythroid lineages.
has exact synonym
megakaryocyte/erythrocyte progenitor, CFU-EM, colony forming unit erythroid megakaryocyte, Meg/E progenitor, megakaryocyte/erythroid progenitor cell, MEP, CFU-MegE
has obo namespace
cell
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- hematopoietic oligopotent progenitor cell and capable of some erythrocyte differentiation and capable of some megakaryocyte differentiation