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mast cell progenitor

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A progenitor cell of the mast cell lineage. Markers for this cell are FceRIa-low, CD117-positive, CD9-positive, T1/ST2-positive, SCA1-negative, and lineage-negative. [ http://www.copewithcytokines.de http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pmc&cmd=search&term=PMC1183570 GOC:add http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pmc&cmd=search&term=PMC1312421 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9354811 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8629001 GOC:dsd ]

Synonyms: MCP

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MCP are CD16-positive, CD32-positive, CD34-positive, CD45-positive, integrin beta-7-positive, and lin-negative (CD2, CD3e, CD4, CD5, CD8a, CD14, CD19, CD20, CD27, integrin alpha-M, ly6c, ly6g, NCAM-1, and ter119). These cells also express the transcription factors GATA-1, GATA-2, and MITF, but not C/EBPa.

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colony forming unit mast cell, CFU-MC, CFU-Mast

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