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. 2019 Jun 21;198(1):57–70. doi: 10.1111/cei.13332

Table 1.

Marker combinations used for identification of cell subtypes in T cell, regulatory T cell (Treg), B cell, dendritic cell (DC), natural killer (NK) cell and monocyte compartments 

T cell panel Treg panel
CD3+ T cells CD3+ CD4+ T regulatory cells (Treg) CD3+CD4+CD25+CD127
CD4+ T helper (Th) cells CD3+CD4+ Memory Treg CD3+CD4+CD25+CD127CD45R0+CD194+
CD4+ naive Th cells CD3+CD4+CD45RA+CD197+ HLADR+ Treg CD3+CD4+CD25+CD127CD45R0+CD194+HLADR+
CD4+ TEMRA CD3+CD4+CD45RA+CD197 NK cell, DC and monocyte panel 
CD4+ effector memory (EM) Th cells CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197 NK cells CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56+
EM Th1 CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197CD183+CD196 CD56++CD16 (CD56brightCD16) regulatory NK cells CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56++CD16
EM Th2 CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197CD183CD196 CD56++CD16+ (CD5brightCD16+) intermediate NK cells CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56++CD16+
EM Th17 CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197CD183CD196+ CD56+CD16 (CD56dimCD16) NK CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56+CD16
CD4+ central memory (CM) Th cells CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197+ CD56+CD16+ (CD56dimCD16+) effector NK cells CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56+CD16+
CM Th1 CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197+CD183+CD196 Dendritic cells (DC) CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56HLADR+
CM Th2 CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197+CD183CD196 Plasmacytoid DC CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56HLADR+CD123+CD11c
CM Th17 CD3+CD4+CD45RACD197+CD183CD196+ Myeloid DC (mDC) CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56HLADR+CD123CD11c+
I activated CD4+ T cells CD4+HLADR+CD38 slan CD16 mDC CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56HLADR+CD123CD11c+slanCD16
II activated CD4+ T cells CD4+HLADR+CD38+ slan CD16+ mDC CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56HLADR+CD123CD11c+slanCD16+
Non‐activated CD4+ T cells CD4+HLADRCD38 slan+ CD16+ mDC CD3CD19CD20CD14CD56HLADR+CD123CD11c+slan+CD16+
III activated CD4+ T cells CD4+HLADRCD38+ Monocytes CD3CD19CD20CD14+
CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) T cells CD3+CD8+ CD14+CD16 classical monocytes CD3CD19CD20CD14+CD16
CD8+ naive CTL CD3+CD8+CD45RA+CD197+ CD14+CD16+ nonclassical monocytes CD3CD19CD20CD14+CD16+
CD8+ TEMRA CTL CD3+CD8+CD45RA+CD197 B cell panel
CD8+ EM CTL CD3+CD8+CD45RACD197 CD19+ B cells CD3CD19+
CD8+ CM CTL CD3+CD8+CD45RACD197+ Switched memory B cells (SM B cell) CD3CD19+IgDCD27+
I activated CD8+ T cells CD8+HLADR+CD38 Plasmablasts CD3CD19+IgDCD27+CD38+CD20
II activated CD8+ T cells CD8+HLADR+CD38+ Preswitch memory B cells (PSM B cell) CD3CD19+IgD+CD27+
Non‐activated CD8+ T cells CD8+HLADRCD38 Exhausted memory B cells CD3CD19+IgDCD27
III activated CD8+ T cells CD8+HLADRCD38+ Naive B cells CD3CD19+IgD+CD27
CD4+CD8+ double‐positive T cells CD3+CD4+CD8+ Transitional B cells CD3CD19+IgD+CD27CD38+CD24+
CD4CD8 double‐negative T cells CD3+CD4CD8    

TEMRA = T cell effector memory subset that expresses CD45RA; HLA‐DR = human leukocyte antigen DR, slan = 6‐sulfo LacNac.