C57BL/6 (B6, H-2b) and BALB/c (H-2d) mice were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME, USA) and Charles River Laboratories (Wilmington, MA, USA). Previously described 29 (link)
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B6-background ATG5flox/flox mice (B6.129S-ATG5, #RBRC02975, Riken RBC, Ibaraki, Japan) were bred to Lck-Cre (B6 Cg-Tg(Lck-Cre)1Cwi N9) transgenic mice (Taconic, #004197, Hudson, New York). All animals were cared for according to regulations reviewed and approved by the University Committee on Use and Care of Animals of the University of Michigan, based on University Laboratory Animal Medicine guidelines.