Spleen and bone marrow cells were collected and homogenized through a 70-µm filter. For the EB analysis, spleen cells were stained with FITC-conjugated anti-CD71 and PE-conjugated anti-TER-119 (BD Biosciences) after homogenization and washing (45 (link), 46 (link)). For the HSPC analysis, bone marrow cells were prepared for staining by erythrocyte lysis (BD Pharm Lyse; BD Biosciences). Cells were then stained in ice-cold PBS containing 2% FBS using the following antibodies: lineage cocktail containing TER-119, CD11b (Mac-1), Ly-6G/Ly-6C (Gr-1), CD3ϵ, and CD45R (B220); CD117 (Kit); Ly-6A/E (Sca-1); CD150 (Slamf1); CD48 (Slamf2); CD16/32; CD34; CD41 (Itga2b); and CD105 (endoglin) (BioLegend and eBiosciences). 4′,6 Diamidino-2-phenylindole (Invitrogen) was used for dead cell discrimination. SLAM and MKEP panels used were described previously (47 (link)–49 (link)). Samples were analyzed by flow cytometry using an LSR II (BD Biosciences). Post-acquisition analysis of data was performed with FlowJo software.
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