KIR immunophenotype of CD56+ or CD16+ NK cells in patients with NK-LDGL
. | CD158a, 2DS1/2DL1, % . | CD158b, 2DS2/2DL2/2DL3, % . | NKB1, 3DL1, % . | KARp50, 2DS4, % . | KIR2DL4, % . | CD94 . | . | NKG2A . | . | NKG2D . | . | % Total CD56+ or CD16+ NK cells† . | |||
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Antibodies . | . | . | . | . | . | % . | MFI . | % . | MFI . | % . | MFI . | . | |||
NKLDGL1 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ND | 38 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 200 | 66 | |||
NKLDGL2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | 21* | 40 | 505 | 42 | 668 | 86 | 204 | 42 | |||
NKLDGL3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 45 | 1225 | 46 | 733 | 44 | 35 | 48 | |||
NKLDGL4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ND | 74 | 400 | 75 | 32 | ND | ND | 74 | |||
NKDLGL5 | 76* | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 19 | 78 | 519 | 78 | 234 | 68 | 135 | 78 | |||
NKLDGL6 | 0.7 | 80* | 0.3 | 4 | ND | 83 | 1211 | 83 | 161 | 74 | 17 | 83 | |||
NKLDGL7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | ND | 75 | 304 | 73 | 86 | ND | ND | 75 | |||
NKLDGL8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 92* | 0.2 | 4 | 94 | 757 | 3 | 96 | 77 | 20 | 94 | |||
NKLDGL9 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 36* | 0 | ND | 44 | 198 | 42 | 185 | ND | ND | 45 | |||
NKLDGL10 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 41* | ND | 55 | 462 | 58 | 176 | ND | ND | 58 | |||
NKLDGL11 | 45 | 51 | 26 | 0 | ND | 35 | 124 | 2 | 170 | ND | ND | 60 | |||
NKLDGL12 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.8 | 81* | 83 | 403 | 83 | 259 | 81 | 249 | 84 | |||
NKLDGL13 | 8.7 | 12 | 15.6 | 0 | ND | 19 | 140 | 6 | 68 | 1.6 | 22 | 79 | |||
Average | — | — | — | — | — | 59 ± 23 | 511 ± 356 | 45 ± 33 | 221 ± 226 | 62 ± 28 | 110 ± 97 | 68 ± 16 | |||
Normal 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 200 | 4 | 77 | 1.6 | 28 | 8 | |||
Normal 2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 12 | 168 | 5.8 | 88 | 1.5 | 66 | 17 | |||
Normal 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3 | 15 | 122 | 9.2 | 70 | 0.3 | 24 | 26 | |||
Normal 4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 10 | 170 | 3.7 | 51 | 3 | 25 | 19 | |||
Average | — | — | — | — | — | 11 ± 4 | 165 ± 32 | 6 ± 3 | 71 ± 16 | 1.6 ± 1 | 36 ± 20 | 18 ± 7 |
. | CD158a, 2DS1/2DL1, % . | CD158b, 2DS2/2DL2/2DL3, % . | NKB1, 3DL1, % . | KARp50, 2DS4, % . | KIR2DL4, % . | CD94 . | . | NKG2A . | . | NKG2D . | . | % Total CD56+ or CD16+ NK cells† . | |||
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Antibodies . | . | . | . | . | . | % . | MFI . | % . | MFI . | % . | MFI . | . | |||
NKLDGL1 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ND | 38 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 200 | 66 | |||
NKLDGL2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | 21* | 40 | 505 | 42 | 668 | 86 | 204 | 42 | |||
NKLDGL3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 45 | 1225 | 46 | 733 | 44 | 35 | 48 | |||
NKLDGL4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ND | 74 | 400 | 75 | 32 | ND | ND | 74 | |||
NKDLGL5 | 76* | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 19 | 78 | 519 | 78 | 234 | 68 | 135 | 78 | |||
NKLDGL6 | 0.7 | 80* | 0.3 | 4 | ND | 83 | 1211 | 83 | 161 | 74 | 17 | 83 | |||
NKLDGL7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | ND | 75 | 304 | 73 | 86 | ND | ND | 75 | |||
NKLDGL8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 92* | 0.2 | 4 | 94 | 757 | 3 | 96 | 77 | 20 | 94 | |||
NKLDGL9 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 36* | 0 | ND | 44 | 198 | 42 | 185 | ND | ND | 45 | |||
NKLDGL10 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 41* | ND | 55 | 462 | 58 | 176 | ND | ND | 58 | |||
NKLDGL11 | 45 | 51 | 26 | 0 | ND | 35 | 124 | 2 | 170 | ND | ND | 60 | |||
NKLDGL12 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.8 | 81* | 83 | 403 | 83 | 259 | 81 | 249 | 84 | |||
NKLDGL13 | 8.7 | 12 | 15.6 | 0 | ND | 19 | 140 | 6 | 68 | 1.6 | 22 | 79 | |||
Average | — | — | — | — | — | 59 ± 23 | 511 ± 356 | 45 ± 33 | 221 ± 226 | 62 ± 28 | 110 ± 97 | 68 ± 16 | |||
Normal 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 200 | 4 | 77 | 1.6 | 28 | 8 | |||
Normal 2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 12 | 168 | 5.8 | 88 | 1.5 | 66 | 17 | |||
Normal 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3 | 15 | 122 | 9.2 | 70 | 0.3 | 24 | 26 | |||
Normal 4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 10 | 170 | 3.7 | 51 | 3 | 25 | 19 | |||
Average | — | — | — | — | — | 11 ± 4 | 165 ± 32 | 6 ± 3 | 71 ± 16 | 1.6 ± 1 | 36 ± 20 | 18 ± 7 |
KIR expression was determined by flow cytometry on PBMCs. Values indicate the % of CD16+ or CD56+ cells that coexpress KIR. Values shown as % positive = numbers obtained from the top right-hand quadrant of 2-color dot plot flow cytometry graphs.
More than 50% of the NK population has homogenous reactivity to a single KIR antibody.
The number in the top right added to the number in the top left quadrants of dot plot flow cytometry = total number of NK cells.