Figure 8: Lin − CD34 + DNAM-1 bright cells reside in and can be mobilized from healthy donor BM.

(a) Analysis of healthy bone marrow cells. Flow cytometric analysis of CD3−CD14−CD19−-gated BM cells shows that DNAM-1+CD56− BM cells are CD34+ (upper row). Flow cytometric analysis of Lin−CD34+ cells in BM shows their expression of DNAM-1 on a subset of CD34+ (lower panels). Representative of 10 experiments. (b) DNAM-1brightCD34+ cells are present in the PBMC after HSC mobilization protocols. Flow cytometric analysis of PBMC from HSC apheresis donors (APH) following mobilization protocols (for example, G-CSF without CXCR4 antagonist drugs). DNAM-1 expression is detected on Lin−-gated CD34+ PBMC (upper panel). CD34+DNAMbright-gated APH cells express CXCR4, CD117 and HLA-DR as in CD34+DNAMbright PBMC from HIV patients. Representative of five experiments.