The sorted ILC2 and T-cells were fixed in PBS containing 1% paraformaldehyde, washed with PBS, stored, and protected from light until analysis. Sub-membrane actin and nuclei (DNA) were labeled with Alexa Fluor 488 Phalloidin (Sigma-Aldrich, Munich, Germany) and Hoechst 33258 (Sigma-Aldrich), respectively (32 (link)). The cells were either transferred to optical-bottom 12-well plates (Thermo Fisher Scientific) in PBS for observation by confocal microscopy (32 (link)). The samples were analyzed using a Leica DM6000 inverted microscope connected to a Leica SP5 laser scanning confocal system and Fiji software to determine the cell integrity after sorting.
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