Human immunophenotyping standard panels. This table lists the combination of markers frequently used to analyze different immune cells populations

Parental populationsParental markersSubpopulationSubpopulation markersRef.
CD4 T cellsCD3+/CD20/CD8/CD4+NaiveCCR7+/CD45RA+[18, 19]
Central memoryCCR7+/CD45RA
Terminal effectorCCR7/CD45RA+
Effector memoryCCR7/CD45RA
TregCD127low/CD25Hi/CCR4+
Th1CD25low/−/CXCR5/CD45RA/CXCR3+/CCR6[19]
Th2CD45RA/CCR4+/CCR6/CXCR3+[20]
Th1Th17CD45RA/CCR4/CCR6+/CXCR3+
Th17CD25low/−/CXCR5/CD45RA/CXCR3/CCR6+[19]
Th22CD194+/CD196+/CCR10+[21]
CD8 T cellsCD3+/CD20/CD8+/CD4NaiveCCR7+/CD45RA+[18, 19, 22]
Central memoryCCR7+/CD45RA
Terminal effectorCCR7/CD45RA+
Effector memoryCCR7/CD45RA
Unconventional T cellsCD3+/CD20NKT cellsTCRVα24JαQ+[19]
MAIT cellsCD161+/TCRVα7.2+
γδ T cellsTCRVαβ/TCRVγδ+
NK cellsCD3/CD56+--[19]
GranulocytesCD45+/CD3/CD19NeutrophilsCD16+[23]
BasophilsCD123+/HLA-DR
EosinophilsCD16
B cellsCD3/CD20+TransitionalCD10+/CD27[19]
NaiveCD27/CD10
MemoryCD27+/CD10
MonocytesCD45+/CD3/CD19/CD123/HLA-DR+/CD11c+ClassicalCD14+CD16[23]
IntermediateCD14+CD16+
Non-classicalCD14CD16+
Dendritic cellsCD45+/CD3/CD19MyeloidCD123CD11c+/CD16CD14–/HLA-DR++[23]
PlasmacytoidCD123+/HLA-DR+

CCR7: C-C chemokine receptor type 7; CXCR5: C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 5; HLA: human leucocyte antigen; MAIT: mucosal-associated invariant T; Th1: T helper 1; Treg: regulatory T cell; -: none