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. 2015 Aug 17;12(5):521–524. doi: 10.1038/cmi.2015.49

Table 1. Enigmatic classification and phenotypic heterogeneity of regulatory T cell subsets.

Treg cell subset Development Major phenotype Effector
Foxp3+/Foxp3 Treg Variety Foxp3+… or Foxp3 Variety
CD4+/CD8+ Treg7 Variety CD4+Foxp3+/−… or CD8+Foxp3+/− Variety
NKTreg and γδ-Treg8 Variety Markers of NKT or γδ-T cells IL-10/TGF-β
nTreg/iTreg9
 nTreg (natural Treg) In thymus CD4+Foxp3+CD25int/hi, CD127loCTLA4+GITR+ IL-10/TGF-βDirect contactGranzyme B
 iTreg (induced Treg)
  Tr1 In periphery CD4+Foxp3CD25, CD25lo-varCD45RBlo IL-10
  Th3 In periphery CD4+Foxp3+CD25+, CD25lo-varCD45RBlo TGF-β
tTreg/pTreg/iTreg10
 tTreg (thymus-derived) In thymus CD4+Foxp3+ Variety
 pTreg (peripherally derived) In periphery CD4+Foxp3+, from Foxp3 T-conventional cells Variety
 iTreg (induced in cell culture) In cell culture CD4+Foxp3+ Variety
TFR (follicular Treg)11 In germinal center CD4+Foxp3+Bcl-6+CXCR5+ICOS+CD19, PD-1+GITR+ Direct contactIL-10/TGF-β
cTreg/eTreg/tissue-resident Treg12
 cTreg (central Treg) Located in circulation and secondary lymphoid organs CD4+Foxp3+Blimp-1CD62LhiCCR7+, CD45RAhiCD25lo Variety
 eTreg (effector Treg) Located in circulation, secondary lymphoid organs, various tissues CD4+Foxp3+Blimp-1+CD62LloCCR7lo, D44hiCD103+KLRG1+, CD45RAloCD25hi Variety
 Tissue-resident Treg1,2 Located in various tissues Phenotype of eTreg … Variety