reported70 (link) with
minor modifications. Sort-purified RORγt+ CD4+T cells
(CD45+RORγtGFP+CD5+CD3+CD4+)
and ILC3s
(CD45+RORγtGFP+CD3−CD5−CD19−B220−TCRγδ−Gr1−NK1.1−CD11b−CD11c−CD127+CCR6+)
were plated in a round-bottom 96-well plate at a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio (104 to
105 cells per well). In some experiments, technical replicates were
necessarily used instead of biological replicates when cell numbers were
limited. No statistical analyses were made when using technical replicates.
Large intestine and mLN were used to collect RORγt+CD4+ T cells and ILC3s. Cells were incubated in RPMI,
supplemented with 10% FBS, 1 mM Sodium Pyruvate, 10 mM HEPES, 2 mM GlutaMax,
80 μM 2-mercaptoethanol, 100 U/mL penicillin, 100 μg/mL
streptomycin (all from Thermo Fisher Scientific), 10 ng/mL recombinant IL-7
(Thermo Fisher Scientific), anti-integrin αV (Biolegend),
anti-integrin β1 (BD Biosciences), anti-integrin β3 (BD
Biosciences) and anti-integrin αVβ6 (MilliporeSigma) at 10
μg/mL at 37°C and 5% CO2 for 72 hours. Cells were
analyzed by flow cytometry.