Single cell suspensions of splenocytes were treated with ACK lysis buffer (155 mM NH4Cl, 10 mM KHCO3, 100 μM EDTA) to remove red blood cells before staining in PBS, containing LIVE/DEAD fixable near-IR dead cell stain (Life Technologies) and appropriate, pre-titered antibodies. Antibodies used, indicating antigen and fluorophore (and clone): CD69-FITC (H1.2F3), CD86-PE (GL-1), Streptavidin-PerCP (Becton Dickinson), MHC class II-bio (I-Ab) (M5/114.15.2), IgM-PECy7 (II/41), B220-eFluor450 (RA3-6B2) (eBiosciences), CD19-FITC, B220-PerC, IgM-PE, IgG1-APC, PNA-FITC, CD38-PE/Cy7, CD45.2-ef450, CD45.1-FITC, CD138-PE, IgD-ef450, CD4-FITC, CD8-FITC, CD45.2-PerCP-cy5.5, CD45.1-FITC, B220-BV605, CD4-BV650, CD8a-BV650, CD38-bio, Streptavidin-PacO, FAS-PE. Anti-Syk Antibody (5F5) (Biolegend) and NIP-BSA were labelled using LYNX Rapid APC, RPE and PerCP Antibody Conjugation Kits (AbD Serotec). Antibody staining of intracellular Syk was carried out as previously described (13 (link)).