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. 2024 May 30;25(6):1083–1096. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-01844-7

Extended Data Fig. 8. Epitope-specific 10E8 B cells are outcompeted by endogenous WT B cells in GCs, related to Figs. 4 and 5.

Extended Data Fig. 8

a, Schematic of adoptive transfer of CD45.2+ 10E8-UCAH B cells into CD45.1+ wild-type mice followed by immunization with 10E8-GT10.2 12mer with alhydrogel and analysis until 21 DPI. b, Quantification of percent of B cells in GC of spleen from mice immunized with 10E8-GT10.2 12mer at 7, 14, and 21 DPI, as in a. Green lines show the mean percentage of 10E8-UCAH GC B cells in mice immunized with 10E8-GT10.2 12mer and gray lines show mean percentage of cells immunized with 10E8-GT9-KO 12mer (n = 3). Data from one representative of three independent experiments shown. c, Quantification of epitope specific CD45.2+10E8-UCAH in mice immunized with 10E8-GT10.2 12mer at different time points, as in a. Error bars indicate mean ± SD from mice in each group (n = 3). Data from one representative of three independent experiments shown. d, ELISA of Ab response of 10E8-UCAH to immunizations with 10E8-GT10.2 12mer, as in a. Green dots represent IgG titer specific to 10E8-GT10.2 probe and gray dots represent IgG level to KO probe. Data pooled from three independent experiments. Each symbol represents a different mouse. Bars indicate geometric mean and geometric SD from mice in all three groups. n = 4-5 mice in each group. e, Graph showing the MFI of mAb-GT10.2-CD45.2 10E8-UCAH-14DPI-PE with varying amounts of competing antibodies (µg) on x-axis (yellow: CD45.2 Ab; red: CD45.1 Ab). Dotted line represents the ‘no competition’ control. f, Representative flow cytometric plots of CD45.2+10E8-UCAH B cells recruitment to GCs 7 and 14 DPI in spleens of mice transferred to reach frequencies of ~1:104 5:104 and 25:104 CD45.2+10E8-UCAH precursors and immunized with 5 μg of 10E8-GT10.2 12mer with alhydrogel or 10E8-GT9-KO 12mer with alhydrogel (control). g, Quantification of CD45.2+ in GC in spleen of mice immunized in f. Data are pooled from two independent experiments. Error bars indicate mean ± SD from mice in each group (n = 3 mice/independent group).