Table 1.

Cell surface markers defining neutrophil developmental states

AcronymFull nameFunctionSurface markers (mouse)Surface markers (human)Overlapping statesReferences
CMP Common myeloid progenitors High proliferation, low self-renewal, multipotent LKS CD34int CD16/32int Flt3+ CD115lo
Antibody combination excludes monocyte-DC progenitors, known as “MDP” 
Lin CD34+ CD38+ CD45RA  Kwok et al., 2020; Yanez et al., 2017  
GMP Granulocyte–monocyte progenitors High proliferation, low self-renewal, oligopotent LKS CD34+ CD16/32hi Ly6C
Antibody combination excludes committed granulocyte progenitors and monocyte progenitors 
Lin CD34+ CD38+ CD45RA+  Yanez et al., 2017; Kwok et al., 2020  
proNeu1 Pro-neutrophils (stage 1) Committed progenitors; expand in BM during emergency granulopoiesis at the expense of monocytes LKS CD34+ CD16/32hi Ly6C+ CD115lo CD81+ CD11b CD106 CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49dhi SSClo (also CD34lo CD38loMouse: G0 (Xie et al., 2020);
Human: eNeP/N1 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
proNeu2 Pro-neutrophils (stage 2) Intermediate progeny; do not expand during emergency granulopoiesis LKS CD34+ CD16/32hi Ly6C+ CD115lo CD81+ CD11b+ CD106+ CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49dint SSChi (also CD34 CD38Mouse: G1 (Xie et al., 2020);
Human: N1 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
preNeu Neutrophil precursors High proliferation, low motility, low effector functions; expand in BM and spleen during emergency granulopoiesis LCS cKitint Ly6C+ CD11b+ Ly6Glo CXCR2 CXCR4hi CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49dint CD101 Mouse: G2 (Xie et al., 2020), NeuP (Kim et al., 2017), C1/NeP (Zhu et al., 2018);
Human: N2 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
immNeua Immature neutrophils Intermediate proliferation, motility and effector functions LCS cKitlo Ly6Clo CD11b+ Ly6Gint CXCR2 CXCR4lo CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49d CD101+ CD16int CD10 Mouse: G3 (Xie et al., 2020), C2 (Zhu et al., 2018);
Human: N3 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
mNeua Mature neutrophils Low proliferation, high motility, high effector functions LCS cKit Ly6Clo CD11b+ Ly6Ghi CXCR2+ CXCR4 CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49d CD101+ CD16hi CD10+ Mouse: G4 (BM) and G5 (blood; Xie et al., 2020);
Human: N4 and 5 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
AcronymFull nameFunctionSurface markers (mouse)Surface markers (human)Overlapping statesReferences
CMP Common myeloid progenitors High proliferation, low self-renewal, multipotent LKS CD34int CD16/32int Flt3+ CD115lo
Antibody combination excludes monocyte-DC progenitors, known as “MDP” 
Lin CD34+ CD38+ CD45RA  Kwok et al., 2020; Yanez et al., 2017  
GMP Granulocyte–monocyte progenitors High proliferation, low self-renewal, oligopotent LKS CD34+ CD16/32hi Ly6C
Antibody combination excludes committed granulocyte progenitors and monocyte progenitors 
Lin CD34+ CD38+ CD45RA+  Yanez et al., 2017; Kwok et al., 2020  
proNeu1 Pro-neutrophils (stage 1) Committed progenitors; expand in BM during emergency granulopoiesis at the expense of monocytes LKS CD34+ CD16/32hi Ly6C+ CD115lo CD81+ CD11b CD106 CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49dhi SSClo (also CD34lo CD38loMouse: G0 (Xie et al., 2020);
Human: eNeP/N1 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
proNeu2 Pro-neutrophils (stage 2) Intermediate progeny; do not expand during emergency granulopoiesis LKS CD34+ CD16/32hi Ly6C+ CD115lo CD81+ CD11b+ CD106+ CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49dint SSChi (also CD34 CD38Mouse: G1 (Xie et al., 2020);
Human: N1 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
preNeu Neutrophil precursors High proliferation, low motility, low effector functions; expand in BM and spleen during emergency granulopoiesis LCS cKitint Ly6C+ CD11b+ Ly6Glo CXCR2 CXCR4hi CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49dint CD101 Mouse: G2 (Xie et al., 2020), NeuP (Kim et al., 2017), C1/NeP (Zhu et al., 2018);
Human: N2 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
immNeua Immature neutrophils Intermediate proliferation, motility and effector functions LCS cKitlo Ly6Clo CD11b+ Ly6Gint CXCR2 CXCR4lo CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49d CD101+ CD16int CD10 Mouse: G3 (Xie et al., 2020), C2 (Zhu et al., 2018);
Human: N3 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  
mNeua Mature neutrophils Low proliferation, high motility, high effector functions LCS cKit Ly6Clo CD11b+ Ly6Ghi CXCR2+ CXCR4 CD15+ CD66b+ CD11b+ CD49d CD101+ CD16hi CD10+ Mouse: G4 (BM) and G5 (blood; Xie et al., 2020);
Human: N4 and 5 (Dinh et al., 2020) 
Kwok et al., 2020; Evrard et al., 2018  

LKS+, Lin cKit+ Sca1+; LKS, Lin cKit+ Sca1; LCS, Lin CD115 SiglecF; Lin, cocktail of lineage marker antibodies, which should include anti-CD11b up to the GMP stage, but exclude it for analysis of proNeu-mNeu.

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CXCR2 can be downregulated within tumors; to define mouse immNeu and mNeu in this context, CD101 can be used (CD101 immNeu and CD101+ mNeu; Evrard et al., 2018).

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