Pe conjugated np

Flow-cytometry analyses were performed with Abs conjugated to FITC, PE, PerCP-Cy5.5, allophycocyanin, eFluor 450, Alexa Fluor 700, PE-Cy7, allophycocyanin-Cy7, Brilliant Violet 605, or biotin. The following Abs were used: anti-B220 (RA3-6B2), anti-CD4 (L3T4), anti-IFN-γ (XMG1.2), anti-GL-7 (GL-7), anti-CD38 (90), anti-T-bet (eBio4B10) (eBioscience, San Diego, CA, USA); anti-CXCR5 (2G8), anti-CD62L (MEL-14), anti-CD44, anti-CD95 (Jo2), anti-Bcl6 (K112-91), anti-TCR Vβ 5.1/5.2 (MR9-4), anti-TCR Vα2 (B20.1) (BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA); anti-IgD (11-26c.2a), anti-CD138 (281–2), anti-CD45.1 (A20), anti-CD45.2 (104), anti-IgM (RMM-1), anti-IgG1 (RMG1-1), anti-IgG2b (RMG2b-1) (BioLegend, San Diego, CA, USA); anti-IgG2c (polyclonal) (Southern Biotech, Birmingham, AL, USA); and donkey anti-rat F(ab’)2 fragment (polyclonal) (Jackson Immunoresearch, West Grove, PA, USA). Streptavidin conjugated to eFluor450 (eBioscience), allophycocyanin (Biolegend), and PE (Southern Biotech) were used as secondary reagents in combination with biotinylated Abs. For detection of NP- or OVA-binding cells, PE-conjugated NP (Biosearch Technologies) or Alexa 647-conjugated OVA (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR, USA) was used, respectively. Dead cells were excluded using propidium iodide or Live/Dead Fixable Aqua Dead Cell Stain Kit (Molecular Probes).