Review Article

CD1-Restricted T Cells at the Crossroad of Innate and Adaptive Immunity

Table 2

Main iNKT cell subsets in mice: transcriptional programs, surface markers, cytokine production, and frequency.

Transcriptional factorsSurface markersCytokine productionFrequency

NKT1T-betNK1.1IFN-γMost frequent subset
GATA-3IL-17RBIL-4
PLZFIL-15Rα+
Id2+CD4+/−

NKT2T-betNK1.1IL-4More common in the lung
GATA-3IL-17RB+IL-13
PLZFCD4+
Id3+

NKT17RORγt+NK1.1IL-17Mainly present in the lung, lymph nodes, and skin
PLZFIL-17RB+IL-22
CD4

In C57BL/6 mice. hi: high; lo: low.