For flow cytometric analysis,
anti-CD45.2-V500(562129, BD bioscience, 1:100),
anti-CD45.2-APC(109814, BioLegend, 1:100),
anti-CD4-PerCP/Cy5.5(100433, BioLegend, 1:100),
anti-CD8a-PerCP/Cy5.5(100733, BioLegend, 1:100), anti-CD11b-PerCP/Cy5.5(45-0112-80, eBioscience, 1:100),
anti-Ly6G-PerCP/Cy5.5(127615, BioLegend, 1:100),
anti-B220-PerCP/Cy5.5(103235, BioLegend, 1:100),
anti-CD11b-BV421(101251, BioLegend, 1:100),
anti-CD64-APC(139306, BioLegend, 1:100),
anti-F4/80-PE(123110, BioLegend, 1:100),
anti-Ly6c-PE-Cy7(128018, BioLegend, 1:100) were used. For western blotting, anti-Cx40(AB1726, Merck Millipore, 1:500),
anti-Cx43(C6219, Sigma, 1:2000), anti-Cx45(AB1745, Merck Millipore, 1:2000),
anti- α -tubulin(T6199, Sigma, 1:1000),
anti-rabbit IgG-HRP(7074, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:5000),
anti-mouse IgG-HRP(7076, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:5000) were used. For immunohistochemistry,
anti-F4/80(MCA497G, Serotec, 1:500),
anti-Ly6G(127601, BioLegend, 1:500),
anti-B220 (103201, BioLegend 1:500),
anti-CD3(GTX42110, GeneTex, 1:500),
anti-Cx43(C6219, Sigma, 1:2000),
anti-N-cadherin(33-3900, ThermoFisher, 1:500) were used. The second antibodies used were Alexa-Fluor-488-conjugated anti-mouse-IgG(A-11001, ThermoFisher, 1:2000) and Alexa-Fluor-635-conjugated anti-rabbit-IgG(A-31576, ThermoFisher, 1:2000).
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