Enrichment of Ag-specific CD8+ T cells was performed using an established protocol22 (link). Combined spleen and lymph nodes were digested with collagenase D. Cells were then labeled with APC-conjugated H-2Kd-CSP280–288 tetramer (SYVPSAEQI, NIH Tetramer Core Facility) for 30 min at room temperature, followed by magnetic enrichment over LS columns using anti-APC microbeads (Miltenyi biotec). Enriched samples and unbound fractions were stained with surface antibodies, and Polybead polystyrene microspheres (Polyscience) were used for calculating cell number.
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