Comprehensive Phenotyping of T Cells Using Flow Cytometry

The T cell compartment can form a powerful defense against extrinsic (e.g., pathogens) and intrinsic danger (e.g., malignant cells). At the same time, specific subsets of T cells control this process to keep the immune system in check and prevent autoimmunity. A wide variety in T cell functionalitie...

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Published inCytometry. Part A Vol. 95; no. 6; pp. 647 - 654
Main Authors Mousset, Charlotte M., Hobo, Willemijn, Woestenenk, Rob, Preijers, Frank, Dolstra, Harry, van der Waart, Anniek B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2019
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Subjects
Antigens
Autoimmunity
CD4 antigen
CD8 antigen
Cytotoxicity
differentiation
Effector cells
Flow cytometry
Hazards
Helper cells
Immune system
Immunoregulation
Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes T
Memory cells
Phenotyping
Stem cells
T cell
T cell subset
flow cytometry
differentiation
T cell subset
phenotyping
T cell
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Summary:The T cell compartment can form a powerful defense against extrinsic (e.g., pathogens) and intrinsic danger (e.g., malignant cells). At the same time, specific subsets of T cells control this process to keep the immune system in check and prevent autoimmunity. A wide variety in T cell functionalities exists, which is dependent on the differentiation and maturation state of the T cells. In this review, we report an overview for the identification of CD4+ T‐αβ cells (T‐helper (Th)1, Th2, Th9, Th17, Th22, and CD4+ regulatory T cells), CD8+ T‐αβ cells (cytotoxic T lymphocyte (Tc)1, Tc2, Tc9, Tc17, and CD8+ regulatory T cells), and their additional effector memory status (naïve, stem cell memory, central memory, effector memory, and effector) using flow cytometry. These different subsets can be discriminated based on selective extracellular markers, in combination with intracellular transcription factor and/or cytokine stainings. Additionally, identification of very small subsets, including antigen‐specific T cells, and important technical considerations of flow cytometry are discussed. Together, this overview can be used for comprehensive phenotyping of a T cell subset of interest. © 2019 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry
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ISSN:1552-4922
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1552-4930
DOI:10.1002/cyto.a.23724