Naïve CD4 T cells were isolated and cultured as described above, followed by immunofluorescence staining using a method described previously6 (link). Rabbit anti-53BP1 (Cell Signaling) and mouse TRF1 (Thermo Fisher) were used as primary antibodies and anti-rabbit IgG-Alexa Fluor 488 and anti-mouse IgG- Alexa Fluor 555 (Invitrogen) were used as secondary antibodies. Then, cells were washed and mounted with DAPI Fluoromount-G (SouthernBiotech, Birmingham, AL). Images were acquired with a confocal laser-scanning inverted microscope (Leica Confocal, Model TCS sp8, Germany).
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