C57BL/6 mice, Pmel transgenic mice carrying TCR gene specific for the mouse homolog (Pmel-17) of human gp100 (28 (link)), parental FVB mice and FVBN202 transgenic mice were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME). Melanoma cell line B16-gp100 (8 (link)), mammary tumor MMC line (4 ), and DC1.2 DC line were maintained in DMEM media supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated FBS (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NY), 2 mM L-glutamine, 100 U/ml penicillin, and 100 mg/ml streptomycin. All experimental procedures were conducted according to the protocols approved by the Virginia Commonwealth University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (Richmond, VA).
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