Journal: eLife

Article Title: Preexisting memory CD4 T cells in naïve individuals confer robust immunity upon hepatitis B vaccination

doi: 10.7554/eLife.68388

Figure Lengend Snippet: Shown is the frequency of CFSE low CD4 T cells out of total CD4 T cells for all vaccinees, vaccinees per group and for each vaccinee. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from day 60 were labeled with carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) and stimulated with a pool of peptides spanning hepatitis B (HB) surface antigen (HBsAg) (peptide pool) and single peptides selected based on epitope mapping of the entire antigen (single peptide). After day 7 of in vitro expansion, cells were stained with antibodies to surface markers (CD3, CD4, and CD8) that enable gating on viable CD4 T cells. CFSE intensity was used to identify and sort CFSE low cells for T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire analysis of antigen-specific CD4 T cells.

Article Snippet: Cells were stained using the following fluorochrome-labeled monoclonal antibodies: CD3-PerCP (BW264/56), CD4-APC (REA623), and CD8-VioGreen (REA734) (purchased from Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany).

Techniques: Labeling, In Vitro, Staining

Journal: eLife

Article Title: Preexisting memory CD4 T cells in naïve individuals confer robust immunity upon hepatitis B vaccination

doi: 10.7554/eLife.68388

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Gating strategy started by a lymphocyte gate, followed by gating on viable CD3 + CD8 − T cells. Doublets were excluded using doublet discrimination (area against the height of forward scatter pulse) before gating on CD4 + T cells. Next, CD45RA, CXCR5, CD25, and CD127 were used to identify main subsets of CD4 T cells using Boolean gates as specified in the accompanying table. ( B ) Shown an example of gating for CD154 (CD40L) and CD137 (4-1BB) for cells left unstimulated (left) and cells stimulated with a master peptide pool (right) for an early-converter vaccinee at day 60.

Article Snippet: Cells were stained using the following fluorochrome-labeled monoclonal antibodies: CD3-PerCP (BW264/56), CD4-APC (REA623), and CD8-VioGreen (REA734) (purchased from Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany).

Techniques:

Journal: eLife

Article Title: Preexisting memory CD4 T cells in naïve individuals confer robust immunity upon hepatitis B vaccination

doi: 10.7554/eLife.68388

Figure Lengend Snippet:

Article Snippet: Cells were stained using the following fluorochrome-labeled monoclonal antibodies: CD3-PerCP (BW264/56), CD4-APC (REA623), and CD8-VioGreen (REA734) (purchased from Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany).

Techniques: Recombinant, Sequencing, Software, Staining, Virus