(Roche and phosphatase inhibitor cocktails (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) for
Western blotting. Paraffin-embedded formalin-fixed sections were subjected to
heat-induced antigen retrieval. The biotin-streptavidin system (Vector
Laboratories) and DAB were used to visualize human Ki-67, while Alexa Fluor
conjugates (Life Technologies) and TSA plus fluorescein system (Perkin Elmer)
were used to detect human PDGFRβ, EGFR, c-MET and mouse ki-67, PD-L2, CD8
and CD11c. For immuno-cytochemistry, cells were fixed with 4% PFA and stained
with Alexa Fluor 555 (for Ki-67) and Alexa Fluor 488 (for CD271) conjugates
(Life Technologies). Nuclei were counterstained by hematoxylin or DAPI.
Fluorescent images were digitized using the Applied Imaging Ariol SL-50scanner
at 20x magnification. Quantification of CD8 and Ki-67 signals was performed
using the Definiens Tissue Studio 4.3 (Definiens, Inc.) according to the
manufacturer’s instruction. Please refer to
antibody information. Cell surface PD-L1 and PD-L2 were detected by flow
cytometry using APC-conjugated anti-PD-L1 and PE-conjugated anti-PD-L2
antibodies (BioLegend).