ErythRED, a hESC line enabling identification of erythroid cells.

Hatzistavrou, Tanya; Micallef, Suzanne J; Ng, Elizabeth S; Vadolas, Jim; Stanley, Edouard G; Elefanty, Andrew G · Nat Methods · 2009

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line that enabled globin-expressing cells to be easily recognized would facilitate optimization of erythroid differentiation in vitro and aid in the identification of hESC-derived erythroid cells in transplanted animals. We describe a genetically modified hESC line, ErythRED, in which expression of RFP, controlled by regulatory sequences from the human beta-globin locus control region, is restricted to maturing erythroid cells.

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