Freshly excised 3 mm punch biopsies from 3 BCC lesions were collected in DMEM media. Tissue were transported to cell culture lab on ice and stored in DMEM media for 24–48 h at 4 °C. Cell suspensions were generated according to the following protocol87 (link). Cells were processed for surface labeling with anti-CD3, anti-CD45, anti-CD4, and anti-CD8 antibodies. Live cells are distinguished from dead cells by using the fixable dye eFluor506 (eBioscience, Thermo Fisher Scientific, MA, USA). They were further permeabilized using a FOXP3 fixation and permeabilization kit (eBioscience, Thermo Fisher Scientific, MA, USA) and stained for Ki-67, FOXP3, and granzymeB. Data were acquired using the Aurora Five Laser flow cytometer (Cytek Biosciences, CA, US). Data were analyzed with FlowJo software version 10.5.3. (Tree Star Inc. OR, USA)88 .
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