Identification and transcriptome analysis of erythroblastic island macrophages
Li W, Wang Y, Zhao H, Zhang H, Xu Y, Wang S, Guo X, Huang Y, Zhang S, Han Y, Wu X, Rice CM, Huang G, Gallagher PG, Mendelson A, Yazdanbakhsh K, Liu J, Chen L, An X. Identification and transcriptome analysis of erythroblastic island macrophages. Blood 2019, 134: 480-491. PMID: 31101625, PMCID: PMC6676133, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019000430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroblastic islandsEBI macrophagesErythroid cellsErythroblastic island macrophagesGene expression profilesTranscriptome analysisNonerythroid cellsMacrophage functionHematopoietic nicheExpression profilesSpecialized functionsCentral macrophageKnockin mouse modelFlow cytometry analysisEpoRKey moleculesIron recyclingBone marrowCytometry analysisFetal liverNicheEfficient erythropoiesisErythropoiesisIron sourceImportant resource