CFU-GEMM
| CFU-GEMM | |
|---|---|
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are all derivatives of the CFU-GEMM cell. | |
| Details | |
| Gives rise to | Myeloid cells |
| Location | Bone marrow |
| Function | Colony forming unit |
| Identifiers | |
| TH | H2.00.04.3.02008 |
| Anatomical terms of microanatomy | |
CFU-GEMM is a colony forming unit that generates myeloid cells. CFU-GEMM cells are the oligopotential progenitor cells for myeloid cells; they are thus also called common myeloid progenitor cells or myeloid stem cells. "GEMM" stands for granulocyte, erythrocyte, monocyte, megakaryocyte.
The common myeloid progenitor (CMP) and the common lymphoid progenitor (CLP) are the first branch of cell differentiation in hematopoiesis after the hemocytoblast (hematopoietic stem cell).