MODULE 3 Flashcards
Platelets arises from a unique cell of the bone marrow known as?
Megarkaryocyte
How many megakaryocytes are seen in 10x low power field?
2-4 megakaryocytes
What progenitor cell that will differentiate eventually into the formation of megakaryocytes and platelets?
CFU-GEMM
Megakaryocyte differentiation can also be suppressed by another transcription gene
MYB
Megakaryocyte are under what lineage?
Common myeloid progenitor cell
This is a counterpart of megakaryocyte lineage from erythrocyte lineage?
BFU-Meg/Burst Forming Unit-Megakaryocyte
Formation of hundreds colonies
BFU-Meg/ Burst Forming Unit-Megakaryocyte
Only produce dozens of the colonies
CFU/Colony Forming Unit-Megakaryocyte
Undergoes unique type of mitosis which is endoreduplication/endomitosis
LD-CFU-Meg/ Light Density - Colony Forming Unit- Megakaryocyte
Mitosis happens within the nucleus but there is no cytoplasmic dividion
Endomitosis
Friend of GATA1, a transcription factor or gene which facilitates and help for the function of GATA1
FOG1
Mediates the switch from mitosis to endomitosis
RUNX1
This pathway is needed for cytokinesis to take place
Rho/ROCK Pathway
Responsible for polyploidization
NF-E2
Earliest pre-cursor and the most immature recognizable cell in the lineage
Blast cell
There is a plasma membrane blebs or blunt projections
Megakaryoblast (MK-I)
This stage is the end of endomitosis
Promegarkaryocyte (MK-II)
The cytoplasm is azurophilic or lavender and granular and the endomitosis is absent
Megakaryocyte (MK-III)
Stain used to recognize the formation of lobules in megakaryocyte
Propidium Iodide
If it is still attached from the membrane
Proplatelets
Unique structure of megakaryocyte
Demarcation Membrane
Formation of bleb and pseudopodia is due to
Disarrangement or deformation of microtubules