An In Vitro Method for the Differentiation of Megakaryocytes and Platelet Formation
Published: July 31, 2023
Abstract
Source: Perdomo, J., et al. Megakaryocyte Differentiation and Platelet Formation from Human Cord Blood-derived CD34+ Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (2017)
This video demonstrates a technique for the differentiation of megakaryocytes and the formation of platelets. Hematopoietic stem progenitor cells — isolated from human umbilical cord blood — differentiate into mature megakaryocytes in the presence of thrombopoietin. The mature megakaryocytes produce cytoplasmic extensions termed proplatelets, which give rise to individual platelets.
Protocol
All procedures involving human participants have been performed in compliance with the institutional, national, and international guidelines for human welfare and have been reviewed by the local institutional review board. 1. Megakaryocyte Differentiation Seed 5 × 105 cells/mL CD34+ cells in 2 mL of SFM supplemented with 50 ng/mL recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) per well in a 12-well plate. Incubate cells at 37 °C, 5% CO…
Representative Results
Figure 1: Flow cytometry plots of CD34+ cell isolation and MK differentiation in culture. (A) Mononuclear cells (gated as shown in the left panel) purified from human cord blood were stained with anti-CD34-PE antibody to determine the percentage of the CD34+ cells in the sample (1.3%, right panel). (B) After separation, the positive fraction was staine…
Divulgations
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
| Cell Culture Reagents | |||
| Recombinant Human TPO | Miltenyi Biotec | 130-094-013 | |
| StemSpan SFEM II | Stem Cell Technologies | 9605 | Serum-free media for CD34+ cells |
| Flow Cytometry and Cell Staining Reagents | |||
| PE Mouse anti-Human CD34 | BD Biosciences | 340669 | Clone 8G12. This can be used for CD34 purity check. Final antibody concentration 1:10 dilution. |
| PerCP mouse anti-human CD45 | BD Biosciences | 347464 | 1:10 dilution |
| PerCP isotype control | BD Biosciences | 349044 | 1:10 dilution |
| FITC Mouse anti-Human CD41a | BD Biosciences | 340929 | Final antibody concentration 1:5 dilution. |
| APC Mouse anti-Human CD42b | BD Biosciences | 551061 | This antibody can also be used to detect mature MK (the percentage of positive cells in usually lower than with anti CD42a). Final antibody concentration 1:10 dilution. |
| Alexa Fluor 647 Mouse anti-Human CD42a | AbD Serotec | MCA1227A647T | Currently distributed by Bio-Rad. Final antibody concentration 1:10 dilution. |
| Alexa Fluor 647 Mouse Negative Control | AbD Serotec | MCA928A647 | Currently distributed by Bio-Rad. Isotype control antibody |
| Anti von Willebrand factor rabbit polyclonal | Abcam | AB6994 | 1:200 dilution |
| V450 mouse anti-humna CD41a | BD Biosciences | 58425 | 1: 20 dilution |
| V450 isotype control | BD Biosciences | 580373 | 1:20 dilution |
| PAC1-FITC antibody | BD Biosciences | 340507 | 1:10 dilution |
| Anti CD62p mouse monoclonal | Abcam | AB6632 | 1:200 dilution |
| Alexa Fluor 488 goat anti rabbit IgG | Invitrogen | A11008 | 1:100 dilution |
| Alexa Fluor 594 goat anti mouse IgG | Invitrogen | A11020 | 1:100 dilution |
| Ig Isotype Control cocktail-C | BD Biosciences | 558659 | Isotype control antibody |
| Propidium iodide | Sigma Aldrich | P4864 | |
| CountBright Absolute Counting Beads | Molecular Probes, Invitrogen | C36950 | Counting beads |
| Materials | |||
| Falcon 5mL round bottom polypropylene FACS tubes, with Snap Cap, Sterile | In Vitro technologies | 352063 | |
| Glass slides | Menzel-Glaser | J3800AMNZ | |
| Mounting media with DAPI | Vector Laboratories | H-1200 | Antifade mounting medium with DAPI |
| Equipment | |||
| Inverted microscope | Leica | DMIRB inverted microscope | |
| Fluorescent microscope | Zeiss | Vert.A1 | |
| Cell analyser | BD Biosciences | FACS Canto II | |
| Cytospin centrifuge | ThermoScientific | Cytospin 4 | |
| Software | |||
| Cell analyser software | BD Biosciences | FACS Diva Software | |
| Single cell analysis software | Tree Star | FlowJo | |
| Fluorescent microscope software | Zeiss | Zen 2 blue edition |
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Citer Cet Article
An In Vitro Method for the Differentiation of Megakaryocytes and Platelet Formation. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21532, doi: (2023).