Identification of Rare Antigen-Specific T Cells from Mouse Lungs with Peptide:Major Histocompatibility Complex Tetramers

Daniel S. Shin; Juliana Barreto de Albuquerque; James J. Moon

doi:10.3791/66939

Isolation and Characterization of Antigen-Specific T Cells in Mouse Lungs

July 19, 2024

Identification of Rare Antigen-Specific T Cells from Mouse Lungs with Peptide:Major Histocompatibility Complex Tetramers

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Daniel S. Shin^2,3, Juliana Barreto de Albuquerque³, James J. Moon^3,4

¹Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology,Massachusetts General Hospital, ²Division of Immunology,Boston Children’s Hospital, ³Harvard Medical School, ⁴Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,Massachusetts General Hospital

Summary

We provide a detailed protocol for isolating and identifying rare antigen-specific T cell populations in mouse lungs through magnetic bead-based T cell enrichment and peptide:major histocompatibility complex (MHC) tetramers.

Isolation and Characterization of Antigen-Specific T Cells in Mouse Lungs

Identification of Rare Antigen-Specific T Cells from Mouse Lungs with Peptide:Major Histocompatibility Complex Tetramers

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