Table 1.

Phenotype of splenic plasmacytoid, lymphoid, and myeloid murine DCs

Cell surface markerPlasmacytoid DC CD11c+CD11bCD8αB220+Lymphoid DC
CD11c+CD11bCD8α+B220
Myeloid DC CD11c+CD11b+CD8αB220
Day 0Day 1Day 0Day 1Day 0Day 1
CD2 − − − − − − 
CD4 ± − − − ± 
CD5 − − − − − − 
CD8α − − +++ +++ − − 
CD11a ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 
CD11b − − − − +++ +++ 
CD11c +++ +++ +++ +++ 
CD19 − − − − − − 
CD40 ++ ++ +++ ++ 
CD54 +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 
CD62L ++ − ++ − ± − 
CD86 ++ ++ ++ +++ +++  
CD95 (Fas) ± ± ++ ND ND ND  
B220 (CD45R) ++ ++ − ± − ± 
Thy1.2 ++ ++ − − − − 
Gr-1 ± − − − +  
H-2Kd (MHC class I) ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++  
I-Ad(MHC class II) ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ 
IL-3R ± − − ± ± 
Cell surface markerPlasmacytoid DC CD11c+CD11bCD8αB220+Lymphoid DC
CD11c+CD11bCD8α+B220
Myeloid DC CD11c+CD11b+CD8αB220
Day 0Day 1Day 0Day 1Day 0Day 1
CD2 − − − − − − 
CD4 ± − − − ± 
CD5 − − − − − − 
CD8α − − +++ +++ − − 
CD11a ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 
CD11b − − − − +++ +++ 
CD11c +++ +++ +++ +++ 
CD19 − − − − − − 
CD40 ++ ++ +++ ++ 
CD54 +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ 
CD62L ++ − ++ − ± − 
CD86 ++ ++ ++ +++ +++  
CD95 (Fas) ± ± ++ ND ND ND  
B220 (CD45R) ++ ++ − ± − ± 
Thy1.2 ++ ++ − − − − 
Gr-1 ± − − − +  
H-2Kd (MHC class I) ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++  
I-Ad(MHC class II) ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ 
IL-3R ± − − ± ± 

Expression ranges from ± (low) to +++ (strong). Lymphoid DCs are characterized by a CD11c+CD11bCD8α+ phenotype, and myeloid DCs exhibit a CD11c+CD11b+CD8α phenotype. Cells were analyzed directly after FACS sorting or after overnight culture in complete medium.

ND indicates not determined.

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