Skip to main content
. 2017 Jun 19;14(8):662–674. doi: 10.1038/cmi.2017.35

Table 2. Phenotypic characteristics of Mouse regulatory B-cell subsets.

Breg Type Phenotype Key feature Reference
B10 CD5+CD1dhi Found in mice spleen produce IL-10, and suppress effector CD4+ T-cell and monocytes function 23, 26
MZ CD19+CD21hiCD23-CD24hiIgMhiIgDlo CD1dhi Found in spleen, produce IL-10, induce Treg cells and suppress effector CD8+ and CD4+ T cells 38, 39
T2-MZP cells CD19+CD21hiCD23hi Produce IL-10, found in spleen, induce Treg cells and suppress effector CD8+ and CD4+ T cells 18, 37, 40
Tim-1+B cells Tim-1+CD19+ Produce IL-10, found in mice spleen and suppress effector CD4+ T cells 41
Plasma cells CD138+IgM+CD1dhi CXCR4+MHC-11lo Produce IL-10 and IL-35, found in spleen suppress NK cells, neutrophils and effector CD4+ T cells 42
Plasmablast CD138+CD44hi Produce IL-10, found in dLNs and suppress DCs and effector CD4+ T cells 43
GIFT-15 B cells B220+CD21+CD22+CD23+CD24+CD1d+ CD138+ IgD+IgM+ GMCSF and IL-15 induced IL-10 secreting Bregs that suppressed IFN-y responses 44
PD-L1hi B cells PD-L1hi CD19+B220+ Regulated humoral responses by CD4+CXCR5+PD-1+ follicular helper T cells 30

Abbreviations: Breg, regulatory B cell; DC, dendritic cell; dLN, draining lymph node; MHC, major histocompatibility complex; MZ, marginal zone; NK, natural killer; T2-MZP, transitional 2 marginal zone precursor.