Spleens were collected and splenocytes were isolated in a single cell suspension after being passed through a 100 micron filter. Splenocytes were then subjected to red blood cell lysis by treatment with red blood cell lysis buffer (Sigma # R7757) per manufacturer’s recommendation. Peritoneal cells were collected with 10 mLs of cold 1% FBS DMEM. β-lactamase activity was detected using the LiveBLAzer FRET-BG/Loading Kit with CCF2-AM (ThermoFischer Scientific # K1025) as previously described [17 (link),29 (link),32 (link)]. Cell surface antibodies used were CD19-AlexaFluor 700 (clone eBio1D3, eBioscience # 56-0193-81), CD38-APC (clone 90,eBiosciences #17-0382-81), IgD-APC-Cy7 (clone 11-26c.2a, Biolegend # 405716), and CD5-APC (clone 53–7.3, eBioscience # 17-0051-81). Fc blocking antibody 24G2 was used in staining to prevent antibody binding to cellular Fc receptors.
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