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. 2022 Apr 24;10(4):e003472. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003472

Table 1.

Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of TRM cells across organs

Localization Phenotype Functional characteristics Reference
CD8 TRM
 Gut mice Id3low Blimp1high 50
Id3high Blimp1 low
Human CD103+CD69+ Highly polyfunctional
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
51
β2integrin+CD103CD69+ Highly cytotoxic (GZMB+)
IE CD103+ KLRG1- CD28 low 2B4 high
CD161high CD127high PD-1low
Damped polyfunctionality
Damped cytotoxicity
40
LP CD103+ KLRG1- CD28low 2B4 high
CD161high CD127 high PD-1low
Highly polyfunctional
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
GZMB+, Perforin+
CD103- KLRG1- CD28high CD161low
CD127low PD-1 high NKG2D high
Polyfunctional
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
CD103- KLRG1+ CD28 high CD161 low
CD127 low PD-1 high NKG2D high
Highly cytotoxic
(GZMB+, Perforin+)
 Liver mice CD69+ CD103- Highly polyfunctional
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
55
Human CD69+CD103+ CXCR6+ CXCR3+ High IL-2 production 11
 Pancreas Human CD69+ CD103+ CD49a+ CD101+
PD-1+
GZMB+
Highly polyfunctional
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+)
16
 Skin mice CD69+ CD103+ Damped polyfunctionality
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
55
CD69+ CD103+ CD49a+ Increased IFN-γ production 37
 Salivary gland mice CD69+ CD103-
CD69+ CD103+
Highly polyfunctional
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
Damped polyfunctionality
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
55
 Lymph nodes human CD69+ CD103- IFN-γ+, IL-2+ 16
CD4 TRM
 Liver human CD69 high CXCR6+ CD49a+ PD-1+ S1PR1-
CD69 int CXCR3+ CX3CR1+ CXCR1+
TH1 cytokine production (IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-21)
TH2 cytokine production (IL-4)
56
 Small intestine human CD69+ CD103+ 2B4+ CD49a+ CXCR6+ CD101+ CD161+ CD28low
CD69+ CD103- KLRG1+ CD49a+ CXCR6+ CD101+ CD161+ CD28low
TH1 cytokine production
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
GZMB+, Perforin+, IL-17+
TH1 cytokine production
(IFN-γ+/IL-2+/TNF-α+)
Perforin+
57

IE, Intra-epithelial; LP, lamina propria.