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. 2019 Jul 16;10:1582. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01582

Table 2.

Phenotypic and functional characteristics of human liver-resident NK cells and other tissue-resident NK cells.

Surface markers Transcription factors Effector molecules
Liver CD49a+ CD56brightCD49a+CD69+CD103+
CXCR6
T-bethiEomeslo/− IFN-γ+TNF-α+GM-CSF+
CD107a+Perforin+Granzyme+
Eomeshi CD56brightCD49a CD69+
CD103 CXCR6+
T-betloEomeshi IFN-γ+TNF-α+GM-CSF+
CD107a+PerforinloGranzymelo
CD49e CD56bright CD69+ CXCR6+ T-bet+Eomeshi IFN-γ+ TNF-α+ CD107a+
Uterus CD56brightCD49a+CD103+/−
CD69+/−
Eomes+ IFN-γ+TNF-α+GM-CSF+ Perforin+
Granzyme+
Tonsil CD56brightCD49a+CD69+ CD103+
CXCR6+integrinβ7+
T-bet+Eomes+ IFN-γ+CD107a+Perforin+ Granzyme+
Lung CD56brightCD49a+CD69+ CD103+
CXCR3+
ND IFN-γ+CD107a+ Granzyme+
Lymphoid tissue CD56brightCD49a CD69+
CD103 CXCR6+
Eomes+ IFN-γloCD107a+Perforin+ Granzymelo

ND, not determined.