Term Name: megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell
Synonyms: CFU-EM, CFU-MegE, colony forming unit erythroid megakaryocyte, Meg/E progenitor, megakaryocyte/erythrocyte progenitor, megakaryocyte/erythroid progenitor cell, MEP
Definition: A progenitor cell committed to the megakaryocyte and erythroid lineages.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000050]

Relationships
develops from: common myeloid progenitor
develops into: erythroid progenitor cell megakaryocyte progenitor cell thromboblast
is a type of: hematopoietic oligopotent progenitor cell myeloid cell precursor cell
has subtype: CD34-positive, CD38-positive megakaryocyte erythroid progenitor cell Kit-positive, CD34-negative megakaryocyte erythroid progenitor cell
capable_of: erythrocyte differentiation megakaryocyte differentiation
disjoint_from: granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell macrophage dendritic cell progenitor
inverse disjoint_from: common myeloid progenitor