Figure 5.
Phenotype and function of EBERPOS T and NK cells from patient 5. FlowRNA analysis of EBERPOS and EBERNEG CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from patient 5. PBMC were stained for CCR7 and CD45RA (A,E), Ki-67 and CD38 (B,F), Foxp3 and CD25 (C,G), and TNF-α and IFN-γ (D,H). Age-matched healthy donors were also analyzed; 1 representative donor is shown. The phenotype and function of the EBERPOS CD4+ T cells closely resembled that of the EBERNEG CD4+ T cells and the healthy donors. The EBERPOS CD8+ T cells were more activated and all expressed IFN-γ and TNF-α. Total NK cells from patient 5 were stained for CD45RA and CCR7 I) (C), Ki-67 and CD38 (J), and TNF-α and IFN-γ (K). Analysis of NK cells from 1 representative healthy donor is shown. All the EBERPOS NK cells were highly activated and replicative, and they all expressed IFN-γ.