KLRG1 and NKp46 discriminate subpopulations of human CD117+CRTH2− ILCs biased toward ILC2 or ILC3
Author(s) -
Maho Nagasawa,
Balthasar A. Heesters,
Chantal M. A. Kradolfer,
Lisette Krabbendam,
Itziar Martínez-González,
Marjolein J. W. de Bruijn,
Korneliusz Golebski,
Rudi W. Hendriks,
Ralph Stadhouders,
Hergen Spits,
Suzanne M. Bal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of experimental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.483
H-Index - 448
eISSN - 1540-9538
pISSN - 0022-1007
DOI - 10.1084/jem.20190490
Subject(s) - innate lymphoid cell , interleukin 7 receptor , cd117 , biology , phenotype , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , immune system , stem cell , genetics , gene , t cell , immunity , il 2 receptor , cd34
The human CD117 + CRTH2 − ILC population contains ILC precursors. Nagasawa et al. segregate this population by the mutually exclusive expression of KLRG1 and NKp46. KLRG1 + ILCs are biased toward the ILC2 lineage, whereas NKp46 clearly defines ILC3-lineage–biased cells.
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