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. 2022 Sep 14;14(9):2037. doi: 10.3390/v14092037

Table 1.

CD markers on dendritic cell subtypes. Breakdown of DC populations by location including lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, blood, skin, and gut. Differential CD expression among this population of cells. The table also notes proliferative factors for select DC subtypes.

DC Location CD Molecule Expression Cytokines and Signaling Molecules
Lymph Nodes CD80, CD86, CD40 CCR7, CCL19/CCL21, CXCL9/10,
Spleen CD8, Esam(hi)CD11b+, CD205, CD207, Clec9a Proliferate in presence of Flt3L, Notch2
Thymus CD8, CD8a, CD207, CD1a, CD11c SIRPα+ dependent on CCR2 chemotaxis, S100,
Blood
(pDC, cDC, iDC)
pDC: BDCA2, BDCA4
cDC: CD11
CCR7, CCR2, CXCR3, MHCI, IL-12, IL-2, IL-15, CCL3, CXCL8, TNF
Skin
(Langerhans)
CD207, CD45, CD11c, CD1a, CD14, CD141 Proliferate independent of Flt3; Dependent on CSF-1R which induces chemokines CCL2 & CCL20, CCR7, CCL21, CCR2, IFN-λ, TLR3, IFN-α/β, IL-12p40, XCR1, IDO, TLR2/8, CD5, TLR7
Gut CD8, CD103, CD207, CD11b, CD70 Proliferate in presence of Flt3L, Notch2, ALDH1A1/2, RA, IL-5, IL-6, TGFβ, CX3CR1, TLR5, Flagellin, TSLP, IL-23