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. 2014 Aug 5;11(1):27–36. doi: 10.4161/hv.34299

Table 1. Mouse and human APC subsets and their associated markers in healthy skin.

Mouse subsets Phenotype Human subsets Phenotype
Langerhans cell CD11bint, CD207+, CD205+, CD103-, CD172a+ Langerhans cell CD1ahi, CD1c+, EpCAM+
XCR1+ DDC CD11blow, XCR1+, CD207+, CD103+/−, CLEC9A+, CD172a- CD141+ DDC CD1a+/−, CD14+/−, CD1clow/int
CD11b+ DDC CD11b+, XCR1-, CD172a+ CD1a+ DDC CD1aint, CD1b+, CD1c+, CD14-, CD208+
CD11blow DDC CD11blow, XCR1-, CD172a+ - -
Monocyte-derived DC CD11b+, Ly6C+, CD64low/+, MERTK-/low CD14+ DDC CD1a-, CD14+, CD1c+, CD163+, DC-SIGN+
Dermal Macrophage CD64+, MERTK+ Dermal Macrophage CD14+, CD1a, CD1c-, FXIIIa+
Plasmacytoid DDC CD11b-, B220+, PDCA1+ Plasmacytoid DDC CD123+, CD303+, CD304+

Four conventional DC subsets have been described in mice, which can be identified by their level of expression of a group of markers. In addition, murine skin contains myeloid monocyte-derived DCs and dermal macrophages. Plasmacytoid DCs are almost absent in healthy skin. Human counterpart DCs are identified based on the expression of CD1a, CD1c, CD14, and CD141. High expression of the cellular marker is denoted by +, while intermediate, low, and lack of expression are denoted byint,low, respectively. DDC, dermal dendritic cell.