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. 2017 Sep 18;2017:3591248. doi: 10.1155/2017/3591248

Table 1.

DC subsets and their basic functions in mice.

Subsets Sites Transcriptional factors Phenotypic markers TLR expressions Functions
cDC Lymphoid organ Irf4, Rbpj, Batf3, Irf8 CD11b, CD11c, CD172a, CD103, CD8α, XCR1, Clec9a TLR1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 Antigen presentation, induction of antitumor responses, induction of Th2 T cell responses, migration, antigen cross presentation
pDC Most organs Tcf-4 CD11c, B220, Ly6C, Siglec-H TLR1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Antigen presentation, type I IFN production, tumor killing
moDC Most organs Unknown CD11b, F4/80, Ly6c, CD206, CD64, MHC II, Mac-3/CD107b FcεRI, CD115/GM-CSFR TLR2, 3, 4, 7, 9 Antigen presentation, induction of antitumor responses, migration, production of TNF and NO, tumor rejection
LC Skin PU.1, ID2, Irf4, Irf8 CD36, CD1a, CD1c, CD207, HLA-DR, CD86 TLR1,3,6,7 Antigen presentation, radioresistance, adaptive immunity

cDC: classical DC; Irf4: interferon regulatory factor 4; Rbpj: recombination signal binding protein-J; Batf3: basic leucine zipper transcriptional factor ATF-like 3; IFN: interferon; Irf8: IFN regulatory factor 8; CD: cluster of differentiation; XCR1: X-C motif chemokine receptor 1; Clec9a: C-type lectin domain family 9, member A; TLR: Toll-like receptor; Th2: T helper type 2; pDC: plasmacytoid DC; Tcf-4: transcription factor 4; Siglec-H: sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin-h; moDC: monocyte-derived DC; MHC II: major histocompatibility complex class II; FcεRI: high-affinity immunoglobulin E receptor; GM-CSFR: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; NO: nitric oxide; LC: Langerhans cell; ID2: inhibitor of DNA binding 2; HLA-DR: human leukocyte antigen DR.