Meta-analysis identifies a transcriptional signature conserved by CD16⁺and CD16⁻monocytes during differentiation into DCs. Genes differentially expressed in CD16⁺ vs CD16⁻ monocytes (GSE16836²⁶ ) and CD16⁺ vs CD16⁻ MDDCs (GSE111474, current manuscript) were subject to a meta-analysis that led to the identification of a transcriptional signature preserved during monocyte differentiation into DCs.