Fluorescently labeled antibodies to cell surface antigens were diluted in PBS containing 1% FCS, 0.05% sodium azide, and 0.5 μg/mL CD16/CD32 (Tonbo; 2.4G2). Cells were incubated for 30 minutes at 4°C, washed, and resuspended in FACS buffer. The following antibodies were used for multi-parameter FACS analysis: CD3 (Tonbo; 17A2), CD44 (Tonbo; IM7), GITR (eBioscience; DTA-1); CD4 (RM4-5, RM4-4), CD8 (53-6.7), CD69 (H1.2F3), B220 (RA3-682), CD103 (2E7), Nrp-1(3E12), ICOS (C398.4A), and CTLA-4 (UC10-4B9) were all purchased from BioLegend, unless specified otherwise. To remove innate cells in our analysis of tissue-resident CD4+ T cells and tetramer analysis, antibodies directed against CD11c (N418), CD11b (M1/70), IA/IE (M5.114.15.2), HLA-DP (purified from hybridoma, B7.21), and Ly6G (1A8) were purchased from eBioscience. For HLA-DP2-CCL4/Be tetramer staining, lung cells were stained as previously described (13 (link), 17 (link)). Intracellular staining for FoxP3 was performed according to the manufacturer’s protocol (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Data were obtained using a BD FACS Canto and Celesta Flow Cytometers and analyzed using FlowJo software (v9.9.6; Treestar, Inc.).
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