For flow cytometry, 1 × 10
6 single cells from PL, BM, and spleen were incubated with
anti‐mouse CD16/32 (BioLegend) for 15 min to block unspecific Fc‐binding sites. Subsequently, cells were fluorescently stained in two mixes to identify B‐1 cells, CD138
+ cells, splenic B‐2 cells, and BM subpopulations: B220‐FITC,
anti‐CD5‐PerCP‐Cy5.5, anti‐IgD‐V450,
anti‐IgM‐APC‐Cy7,
anti‐CD43‐PE,
anti‐CD138‐APC and
anti‐CD23‐BV510,
anti‐B220‐PerCP,
anti‐CD21‐FITC,
anti‐CD23‐BV510, and GLY7‐PE (BioLegend and BD Bioscience). For identification of PBs and plasma cells (PCs), fluorescent staining was performed using anti‐B220‐FITC,
anti‐CD19‐V450, anti‐TACI‐APC, anti‐CD138‐PE, and 7‐AAD for exclusion of dead cells.
To analyze surface immune globulins after in vitro stimulation, splenic B cells were incubated with
anti‐CD19‐V450,
anti‐CD43‐PE‐Cy7,
anti‐CD5‐APC,
anti‐IgM‐APC‐Cy7, anti‐IgD‐PerCP and anti‐IgG
1‐PE (LPS/IL‐4) or with
anti‐CD19‐APC‐Cy7,
anti‐CD43‐PE,
anti‐CD5‐APC,
anti‐IgA‐BV421, anti‐IgG
2ab‐BB700, and anti‐IgG
3‐PE‐Cy7 (LPS only) (Biolegend and BD Bioscience). Proliferation was analyzed via carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester‐staining.
All measurements were performed at the
BD FACS Canto II and biaxial gating was done with FlowJo Version 10. For flow cytometry gating strategies the reader is referred to Figure
S2.
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