We compared the cell division behavior of CD34(-) and CD34(+) (CD33/CD38/CD71)-negative (Lin(-)) CD133(+) cord blood cells stimulated with the cytokines Flt3-ligand, stem cell factor, and thrombopoietin. Within a 4-day time frame, Lin(-)CD34(-) CD133(+) (CD34(-)) cells underwent more cell divisions in serum-free culture than their Lin(-)CD34(+) CD133(+) (CD34(+)) counterparts. The majority of CD34(-) cells acquired expression of CD34 in vitro, including most undivided cells. Moreover, hematopoietic activity from both CD34(-) and CD34(+) cells was exclusively retained within the cell fraction expressing CD34 after 4 days in culture. Most strikingly, in cultures from Lin(-)CD34(-) cells hematopoietic activity was associated with the fraction of divided cells, whereas in cultures of CD34(+) cells, hematopoietic activity associated with the undivided cell fraction. Therefore, clonogenic CD34(+) cells either do not divide or lose their clonogenic capacity upon cell division in vitro, while CD34(-) cells divide and retain this capacity under the same specific conditions. In conclusion, we demonstrate that CD133-enriched Lin(-)CD34(-) cord blood cells acquire CD34 prior to cell division and that long-term hematopoietic activity is associated exclusively with expression of CD34.

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