Review Article

Markers for Characterization of Bone Marrow Multipotential Stromal Cells

Table 1

Surface antigen expression on cultured MSCs from different species.

Surface antigenHumanMouse**RatRabbitPrimateDogPigGoatSheepCowHorse

CD13++ [72]− [73]*NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [74]
++ [75]+ [76]*
++ [77]

CD29++ [72]++ [78]*++ [79]*++ [80]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]++ [59]
++ [81]++ [73]*++ [82]*+ [83]++ [81]++ [84]*++ [62]*
++ [6]++ [58]*++ [46]++ [85]*
++ [75]++ [47]
++ [77]

CD31− [72]− [78]*NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]
− [81]− [86]*− [81]− [84]*
− [75]− [46]− [85]*

CD34− [72]− [78]*+− [80]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]− [61]−(CND) [59]
− [81]+− [73]* − [87]− [83]*− [81]NC [72]
− [6]− [76]*
− [9]+ [86]*

CD44++ [72]++ [78]*+ [82]*NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]++ [61]++ [74] − [59]
++ [81]++ [73]*+ [83]*++ [81]NC [72]+ [62]*
++ [6]++ [46]++ [84]
++ [77]++ [85]

CD49e++ [81]++ [73]*++ [79]*− (CND) [81]
++ [77]

CD45− [72]− [78]*− [79]* − [87]NC [72]NC [72]NC [72]− [61]*+− [74]*− (CND) [59]
− [81]+− [73]*+− [82]*− [83]*− [81]*NC [72]
− [6]− [76]*+− [58]*− [47]− [84]
− [9]− [86]*

CD73++ [72]+− [73]*++[79]*++ [72]− [72]− [72]− [72]− [72]NC [74] − [59]
++ [9]++[88]*
++ [75]
++ [77]

CD90++ [72]++ [73]*++[79]*++ [72]− [72]++ [72]− [72]− [72]++ [59]
++ [81]+ [76]*++[82]*+ [83]++ [81]
++ [6] − [86]*++ [58]*++ [46]
++ [9]++ [88]*++ [47]
++ [77]

CD105++ [72]+ [78]*++ [79]*++ [72]− [72]− [72]− [72]+− [61]NC [74] − [59]
++ [81]++ [73]*+ [87]− [83]NC [81]− [72]
++ [6]++ [47]
++ [9]
++ [77]

CD146++ [72]++ [72]+ [72]++ [72]− [72]++ [72]
++ [81]+ [81]
++ [77]

CD166++ [81]+− [73]*− [81]++ [85]++ [74]
++ [75]
++ [77]

CD271+− [72]+ [72]+− [72]+− [72]+− [72]+− [72]
+− [81]+− [81]

c-Kit (CD117)− [81]++ [78]*− [81]
+− [73]*
− [76]*
− [86]*

Sca-1− [72]++ [78]*− [72]− [72]− [72]− [72]− [72]
− [81]++ [73]*− [81]
++ [76]*
++ [86]*

SSEA4++ [72]++ [89]*++ [72]− [72]− [72]+ [72]− [72]
++ [81]NC [81]
++ [89]
++ [77]

Stro-1++ [81]++[79]*+− [81]− [85]
++ [26]

W8-B2/ MSCA-1+ [72]+ [72]+ [72]+ [72]++ [72]+− [72]
+ [81]+ [81]

*Species-specific antibody (all others are antihuman antibodies). NC: no cross-reactivity; CND: cross-reactivity not determined. Symbols indicate marker expression levels: −: no expression; +−: <5% expression; +: 5−50% expression, ++: 50−100% expression. **Markers specific for MSCs and MPCs are included due to confusion in terminology.