The ATACseq libraries were prepared based on the Omni-ATACseq protocols with some minor modifications(82 (link)). Briefly, 60,000 FACS-sorted CD4+ T cells were used to prepare nuclei. The transposition reaction was performed by incubating nuclei with Nextera Tn5 transposase (Illumina) at 37 °C for 1hr. The transposition mixture was purified using a Zymo DNA Clean and Concentrator kit. The ATAC libraries were amplified for 11–13 cycles using NEBNext 2X MasterMix and Nextera Index primers. The amplified libraries were size-selected using AMPure beads to remove the large fragment of DNA and then purified using Zymo DNA Clean and Concentrator kit. Six ATAC libraries were pooled and sequenced on a NextSeq500 instrument in a pair-end 75 cycle run. 60–100 million read pairs were obtained for each sample.