Fig. 1

Gating strategy in flow cytometry for identification of myeloid cells and lymphocyte subpopulations. Representative data from one animal is shown. a Lymphocytes (scattered line) or lymphocytes and myeloid cells together (solid line) were gated according to forward scatter/side scatter properties (FSC/SSC). Dead cells were excluded in a consecutive gate. Live cells were further analysed by three different panels of antibodies (b–d, see also Table 2), used to identify various immune cell subpopulations. b Gate 1 CD79α⁺ cells (B cells); gate 2 CD172 α⁺ cells (myeloid cells); gate 3 CD3⁺CD4⁺ cells (CD4 T cells). c Gate 1 CD3⁺ cells (total T cells); gate 2 CD3⁻CD8α⁺ cells (total NK cells); gate 3 (red rectangle): CD3⁻CD8α⁺NKp46⁻ cells (NK-cell subpopulation); gate 4 (red rectangle): CD3⁻CD8α⁺NKp46⁺ cells (NK-cell subpopulation); gate 5 CD3⁺CD4⁻CD8 α⁺ (cytolytic T cells). d Gate 1 TCR-γδ⁺ cells (total γδ T cells); gate 2 (red rectangle): CD2⁺TCR-γδ⁺ cells (γδ T-cell subpopulation); gate 3 (red rectangle): CD2⁻TCR-γδ⁺ cells (γδ T-cell subpopulation); gate 4 CD2⁺CD8α⁺CD27^+/−TCR-γδ⁺ cells (γδ T-cell subpopulation)