control or Ocn depleted mice, we performed cell fate mapping experiments. We
used bead enrichment (Miltenyi) followed by FACS-based sorting of live lineage
negative congenic CD45.1 cKIT+ (CD117) cells (here lineage = B220,
CD19, Ter119, CD11c, CD11b, NK1.1, CD49b, CD127, Ly-6G, CD90.2). The purity of
the sorted CD45.1+ cKIT+ cells was above 95%. 2.5 ×
105 cells were injected i.v. into tumor-bearing control or Ocn
depleted mice (both CD45.2 genotypes) at 29 days post tumor-injection. 7 days
post-cKit+ cell transfer, lung tumor tissue was harvested and
CD45.1+ immune cell infiltrates were quantified using flow
cytometry. Non-injected biological controls, Fluorescence Minus One
(FMO)-staining controls and unstained cells were used to analyze the
CD45.1+ cell progeny in the tissue.