One-step staining of cell-surface antigens was performed using fluorochrome-conjugated primary antibodies as previously described (10 (link), 18 (link), 33 (link)). For the analysis of blood NK cells two antibody panels were constructed around CD56-FITC, CD16-APC, and CD3-PE-Cy7 (BD Bioscience, San Jose, CA) antibodies. NK cell activation receptors were evaluated with CD69-BV421, NKp30-BV711 (BD Bioscience), and NKp44-PerCP eFluor 710 (eBioscience, San Diego, CA) antibodies. Chemokine expression levels were tested using CXCR1-PE (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN), CXCR3-BV421, and CCR7-BV510 (BD Bioscience) antibodies. For the TINK analysis, Zombie NIR (BioLegend), CD45 BUV395, CD56 BV510, CD16 BUV737 (BD Bioscience), and CD3 PE-Vio770 (Miltenyi Biotec) antibodies were used. Suitable IgG controls were acquired from the same vendors. FACS analyses were performed using the BD LSRFortessa™ cell analyzer, and analyzed using FlowJo v10 (FlowJo, LLC; Ashland, OR) software.
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