Table 2

The HLA-G–related regulatory cells

NameGenerationPhenotypeHLA-G inductionHLA-G expressionMechanism of actionReference
Regulatory T cells 
    HLA-G–induced Treg Periphery None known/CD3+CD4low and CD3+CD8low APC-HLA-G1+ or HLA-G5 No Unknown/soluble factors including IL-10 82/55, 57  
    HLA-G+ Tregs Thymus CD3+HLA-G1+ No HLA-G1 and HLA-G5 Soluble factors including HLA-G 83  
    HLA-G1acq+ T cells Periphery CD3+HLA-G1+ Trogocytic HLA-G1 acquisition HLA-G1 HLA-G1 38  
    CD4+CD25+CTLA4+/CD8+CD28 Periphery CD4+CD25+/CD8+CD28- HLA-G–modified DC No —/possibly IL-10 40  
Tolerogenic APC 
    HLA-G1+ APC Periphery HLA-G1+ No HLA-G1 HLA-G1 82  
    HLA-G–modified DC Periphery HLA-DRlow, CD80low, CD86low HLA-G tetramers No — 40  
Suppressive NK cells: HLA-Gacq+ NK cells Periphery CD16+HLA-G1+ Trogocytic HLA-G1 acquisition HLA-G1 HLA-G1 39  
NameGenerationPhenotypeHLA-G inductionHLA-G expressionMechanism of actionReference
Regulatory T cells 
    HLA-G–induced Treg Periphery None known/CD3+CD4low and CD3+CD8low APC-HLA-G1+ or HLA-G5 No Unknown/soluble factors including IL-10 82/55, 57  
    HLA-G+ Tregs Thymus CD3+HLA-G1+ No HLA-G1 and HLA-G5 Soluble factors including HLA-G 83  
    HLA-G1acq+ T cells Periphery CD3+HLA-G1+ Trogocytic HLA-G1 acquisition HLA-G1 HLA-G1 38  
    CD4+CD25+CTLA4+/CD8+CD28 Periphery CD4+CD25+/CD8+CD28- HLA-G–modified DC No —/possibly IL-10 40  
Tolerogenic APC 
    HLA-G1+ APC Periphery HLA-G1+ No HLA-G1 HLA-G1 82  
    HLA-G–modified DC Periphery HLA-DRlow, CD80low, CD86low HLA-G tetramers No — 40  
Suppressive NK cells: HLA-Gacq+ NK cells Periphery CD16+HLA-G1+ Trogocytic HLA-G1 acquisition HLA-G1 HLA-G1 39  

— indicates not applicable.

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