Kaede OT2 T cells were enriched by negative depletion with biotinylated antibodies for anti-B220 clone RA3-6B2, anti-CD11b clone M1/70, anti-CD11c clone HL3, anti-CD8 clone 53–6.7, and tdtomato SWHEL B cells (Phan et al., 2003 (link)) were enriched by negative depletion with biotinylated antibodies for anti-CD11b, anti-CD11c, anti-CD4 clone GK1.5, anti-CD43 clone S7 (all from BD Bisociences) and MACs anti-biotin magnetic beads (Miltenyi). 2.5 × 105 B220+ HEL+ SWHEL tdTomato B cells and Vα2+ CD4+ Kaede OT2 cells were adoptively transferred into C57BL/6 recipients and immunised the next day with 20 μg HEL-OVA in Sigma Adjuvant System (Sigma) injected subcutaneously in the lower flank and tail base. To label SCS macrophages, we injected CD169 clone Ser-4 (UCSF Hybridoma Core) conjugated to Alexa Fluor 680 (Invitrogen), 12 hr before imaging. Mice were imaged 7 days after immunisation.
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