Cryopreserved PBMCs were thawed and stained with viability dye (eFluor 780; eBioscience). Antibodies against CD4 (FITC or V500), CD25 (APC), CD45RA (Alexa Fluor 700)(BD Biosciences), CD127 (PE-eFluor 610), FOXP3 (PE), TIGIT (PerCP-eFluor710) (eBioscience), Helios (Pacific Blue; Biolegend). Purified anti-FCRL3 antibody was provided by Nagata (37 (link)), and was detected with F(ab′)2 anti-mouse IgG (PE-Cy7; eBioscience). Flow cytometry analysis was performed on an LSR Fortessa analyzer (BD Biosciences), and sorting throughout this study was performed on a FACS Fusion cell sorter (BD Biosciences). Recombinant human IL-6, IL-27, CLC, IL-11 (R&D systems), and LIF (Peprotech) were added to suppression assays where indicated at the time of activation.
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