Figure 5.

IL-33–elicited MPPtype2 cells, but not ILC2, possess multipotent potential. BALB/c WT mice (The Jackson Laboratory) were treated with 0.3 µg of recombinant IL-33 daily for 7 d. MLNs and PECs were harvested from IL-33–treated mice, and ILC2 and MPPtype2 cells were sort-purified and cultured in the presence of IL-33 alone or SCF plus IL-3. (a and d) FACS purification gating of ILC2 (Linneg T1/ST2pos IL-7Rαpos; a) or MPPtype2 cells (Linneg T1/ST2neg IL-7Rαneg c-kitpos; d) from IL-33–treated mice. Plots shown are gated on live, Linneg cells (CD3ε, CD8α, CD19, CD11b, CD11c, and Gr-1). (b and c) Flow cytometric analysis of myeloid, granulocyte, and ILC2 cell differentiation of day 8–12 cultures seeded with FACS-purified ILC2 in the presence of IL-33 (b) or SCF and IL-3 (c). (e and f) Flow cytometric analysis of myeloid, granulocyte, and ILC2 cell differentiation of day 8 cultures seeded with FACS-purified MPPtype2 cells in the presence of IL-33 (e) or SCF and IL-3 (f). Data in a–f are representative of at least two independent experiments.

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