Assay optimization for the objective quantification of human multilineage colony-forming units
Thompson E, Carlino M, Scanlon V, Grimes H, Krause D. Assay optimization for the objective quantification of human multilineage colony-forming units. Experimental Hematology 2023, 124: 36-44.e3. PMID: 37271449, PMCID: PMC10527702, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2023.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence-activated cell sortingLineage potentialCommon myeloid progenitorsHigh-throughput microscopyMultilineage colony-forming unitsProportion of coloniesSpecific growth factorsCFU assayColony-forming unit assaysMultipotent progenitorsProgenitor populationsLineage outputSitu immunofluorescenceMegakaryocytic lineageMK cellsMegakaryocytic cellsCell typesMyeloid progenitorsProgenitor cellsCell morphologyCell sortingUnit assaysIL-3Colony typesCulture conditions