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. 2021 Oct 5;12:733566. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.733566

Table 1.

Phenotype of distinct B cell subsets in mice and humans.

Species Organ B cell subset Markers Literature
Mouse BM B lymphocyte progenitor Ly6D+ IL-7Rα+ CD135+
CD3- CD4- CD8- Gr-1- CD11b- TER-119- CD117- Sca-1-
(15, 17)
B-1 progenitor CD19+ CD93+
CD3- CD4- CD8- Gr-1- CD11b- TER-119- B220low
B-2 progenitor B220+
CD3- CD4- CD8- Gr-1- CD11b- TER-119- CD19- CD93-
Pre-Pro B cell B220+ CD43+ CD93+ CXCR4+ CD135+ IL-7Rα+
CD3- CD4- CD8- Gr-1- CD11b- TER-119- CD19- CD24low CD117- IgM-
Pro-B cell B220+ CD19+ CD24+ CD43+ IL-7Rα+
CD3- CD4- CD8- Gr-1- CD11b- TER-119- CD117- IgM-
Pro-B cell B220+ CD19+ CD24+ IL-7Rα+
CD3- CD4- CD8- Gr-1- CD11b- TER-119- CD43- IgM-
Immature B cell B220+ CD19+ CD24+ CD93+ IgM+
CD23- CD43- IgD-
Peritoneal Cavity B-1a cell CD19high CD43+ CD1dmid CD5+
CD23-
(18, 19)
B-1b cell CD19high CD43+ CD1dmid
CD23- CD5-
Spleen T1 B cell B220+ CD19+ CD24+ CD93+ IgM+
CD43- IgDlow
(15, 17)
T2 B cell B220+ CD19+ CD24+ CD93+ IgM+ IgD+
CD43-
MZ B cell B220+ CD19mid CD21high CD1d+ IgMhigh
CD43- CD23- CD93- IgDlow
(20, 21)
FO B cell B220+ CD19mid CD23high CD1dmid IgDhigh CXCR5+
CD43- CD21low IgMlow
ABC CD19+ BAFFR+ CD11b+ CD11c+ (T-bet+) (22, 23)
Lymphoid Tissue + Peripheral Blood GC B cell B220+ CD19+ CD40+ MHCII+ (24)
BREG CD19+ CD1dhigh CD5+ (25)
Human BM B lymphocyte progenitor CD10+ CD34+ Pax5+ (16)
Pre-Pro B cell CD10+ CD34+ Pax5+ CD38+
CD117-
Pro-B cell CD10+ CD34+ Pax5+ CD38+ CD19+ CD20+ CD24+ CD93+ IL-3R+ IL-7Rα+
CD117-
Pre-B cell CD10+ Pax5+ CD38+ CD19+ CD20+ CD24+ CD93+ IL-3R+ IL-7Rα+ IL-4Rα+
CD117- CD34-
Immature B cell CD10+ CD38+ CD19+ CD20+ CD24+ CD93+ CD21+ CD40+ IL-4Rα+
CD117- CD27- IL-7Rα-
Peritoneal Cavity B-1 cell CD20+ CD27+ CD43+
CD38low
(26)
Spleen Transitional B cell CD38+ CD19+ CD20+ CD24+ CD93+ CD21+ CD23+ CD5+ TACI+
CD10- CD27-
(16)
MZ B cell CD19+ CD20+ CD21+ TACI+ CD1c+ CD27+ FCRL3+ (27)
FO B cell CD19+ CD20+ CD21+ TACI+ CD22+ CD23+ CXCR5+ MHCII+
CD10- CD27- CD38low CD24low
ABC CD19+ BAFFR+ CD11b+ CD11c+ (T-bet+) (28, 29)
Lymphoid Tissue + Peripheral Blood GC B cell CD38+ CD19+ CD20+ TACI+ CD27+ MHCII+ CD40+ CD83+ (30)
BREG CD19+ CD24high CD27+ (31)