HIV specificity using HLA-matched tetramers. Tetramers were made via
biotinylated monomer conjugation to BV510 streptavidin (BioLegend). Monomers
were obtained from Dr. Soren Buus (University of Copenhagen). The A02-NV9
tetramer was used to stain for CMV-specificity while pools of A02-SL9, B27-KK10,
B53-QW9, B53-YY9, B57-IW9(p24), B57-IW9(RT), B57-KF11, B57-QW9, and B57-TW10
tetramers were used to stain for HIV-specificity. Subsequent surface stains
included anti-CD62L-PE-Cy5 (clone DREG-56; BioLegend), anti-CD3-AF700 (clone
HIT3a; BioLegend), anti-CD8-FITC (clone SK1; BioLegend), anti-CD45RA-BV605
(clone HI100; BioLegend), and LIVE/DEAD Blue. Following permeabilization, the
cells were intracellular stained using anti-perforin PE/Cy7 (clone B-D48;
BioLegend), anti-granzyme A-PerCp/Cy5.5 (clone CB9; BioLegend), anti-granzyme
B-Pacific Blue (clone GB11; BioLegend), anti-granzyme H (biotinylated and
secondary stained with BV650 streptavidin) (polyclonal antibody, R&D),
anti-granzyme K-PE (clone GM26E7; BioLegend), and anti-granzyme M-eFluor660
(clone 4B2G4; eBioscience). The cells were analyzed by flow cytometry.
Naïve CD8+ T cells within the mixed population of
CD8+ T cells were used as internal gating controls for
perforin and each granzyme as these cells do not express these effector
molecules.