GAL1 expression in BM cells. Different BM subpopulations were analyzed for intracellular expression of GAL1 by flow cytometry. GAL1 intracellular staining in C57Bl/6 mice (unshaded) was compared with GAL1−/− mice as a negative control (shaded). The gating strategy is shown in the figure, and the cellular subsets were defined as follows: (A) Pro-B/pre-B (CD19+B220+IgM−IgD−), immature B (CD19+B220+IgM+IgD−), and recirculating B cells (CD19+B220+IgM+IgD+). (B) CD117+ hematopoietic progenitors (Ter119−CD19−B220−CD3−Gr1−CD117+). (C) Immature myeloid cells (CD11b+Gr1+), granulocytes (CD11bhiGr1hi). (D) NK (NK1.1+CD3−), NKT (NK1.1+CD3+), and T cells (NK1.1−CD3+). (E) Erythrocytes (Ter119+). (F) Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (CD11c+B220+). (G) Lymphoid DC (CD11c+CD11b−) and myeloid DC (CD11c+CD11b+). (H) BM stromal cells (CD45−Lin−). The lineage (Lin) staining corresponds to a mix of Ter119, CD19, CD11c, CD117, and Gr1.