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. 2013 Oct 21;210(11):2305–2320. doi: 10.1084/jem.20130958

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

In situ localization and TCR repertoire analysis of jejunal MAIT cells. (A) Immunohistochemical staining of MAIT cells in the lamina propria in a human jejunal tissue section. Brown indicates TRAV1-2 (D5 mAb) staining detected with peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibody. The red arrow shows an example of a TRAV1-2+ intraepithelial MAIT cell stained with the D5 mAb. (B) Flow analysis of human IELs prepared from jejunal sections with mAbs against CD3, CD4, and CD161 and either human MR1-Ag tetramer (rRL-6-CH2OH; top left) or empty MR1-tetramer (top right) or TRAV1-2–reactive mAb (Vα7.2; bottom left) or isotype control (bottom right). Tetramer or TRAV1-2 and CD161 staining are shown on the y and x axis, respectively. This staining experiment was performed three times with similar results. (C) Pie chart showing TRAJ usage of MAIT IELs (CD161hiTRAV1-2+). Proportions are calculated from a total of 113 sequences.