Calcium mobilization was examined using flow cytometry as described.23 (link) Cells were stimulated with 200 ng/mL of recombinant human/rhesus macaque/feline CXCL12/SDF-1 alpha (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) in the presence or absence of CXCR4 blockade using 500 nM of CXCR4 antagonist AMD3100 (Sigma, Saint Louis, MO, USA) for 15 minutes on ice. Ionomycin was used as a positive control for calcium mobilization in each cell line.