Table 3.
Markers used for the NEGATIVE identification of MSCs and MSC precursors
| Marker | Also known as | “Conventional” MSCs | Pericytes | Adventitial cells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD11a | Integrin αL chain | [7, 35] | ||
| CD11b | Integrin αM chain | [35] | ||
| CD14 | LPS receptor | [7, 35, 148, 258] | [260, 295] | |
| CD16 | [256] | |||
| CD19 | [7, 35] | |||
| CD27 | [256] | |||
| CD28 | [256] | |||
| CD31 | Platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (PECAM-1) | [106, 256, 259, 265] | [27, 106, 260, 263, 264, 270, 295] | [263, 264, 270] |
| CD33 | [256] | |||
| CD34 | Mucosialin | [35, 148, 256, 263] | [27, 106, 263, 264, 270] | |
| CD36 | [256] | |||
| CD45 | Leucocyte common antigen (LCA) | [35, 148, 256, 258, 259] | [27, 106, 260, 264, 270, 295] | [135, 270] |
| CD50 | [261] | |||
| CD56 | [27, 264] | |||
| CD79a | Ig-α | [35] | ||
| CD102 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 2 | [261] | ||
| CD106 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM1) | [295] | ||
| CD117 | c-kit | [270] | [270] | [270] |
| CD133 | Prominin-1 | [148, 258] | [27] | |
| CD144 | Vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin | [27, 148] | [27] | |
| CD146 | Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) | [106, 135, 263, 270] | ||
| CD243 | [256] | |||
| αSMA | [135, 263] | |||
| NG2 | [135] |