Figure 3.
Competition does not affect antigen binding and presentation by low-affinity B cells. (A) Diagrammatic representation of the experimental protocol. (B, left) Flow cytometric analysis of antigen binding by B1-8hi and B1-8lo cells under different transfer conditions. Gated as CD19+Igλ+CD45.1+ (B1-8hi) or CD19+Igλ+CFP+ (B1-8lo). (right) Quantification of flow cytometry data. (C, left) Flow cytometric analysis of antigen presentation by B1-8hi and B1-8lo cells under different transfer conditions. Cell types are gated as in B; only Alexa Fluor 647+ cells are plotted. The Y-Ae antibody binds to the I-Eα52–68 peptide in the context of I-Ab. (right) Quantification of flow cytometry data. Each symbol represents one mouse. Data are from two independent experiments with two mice per condition per experiment.