(A and B) Purified PCs from BM (A) or SP (B) of WT or SLP76-KI mice were treated with control Ig or anti-CD28 mAb-coated beads for 16 h in serum-free media, and viability was assessed using trypan blue exclusion. Representative of two independent experiments. *p < .05.
(C) Total numbers of CD3+ T cells and PCs from three individual WT or age-matched SLP76-KI mice were quantified using FACS. Representative of two independent experiments. *p < .05.
(D) BM and SP MNCs from three WT or age-matched SLP76-KI mice were stained for CD138, B220, and CD3. Percentage BMPCs or SPPCs on the basis of gating B220−CD138+ population. Data represent two independent experiments, with the percentage PCs for six individual mice quantified. ***p < 0.001.
(E) BM MNCs were harvested from four WT or SLP76-KI mice and total IgG-secreting cells quantified using ELISpot. Data are representative of two independent experiments. ***p < 0.001.
Statistical analysis by Student’s t test. Error bars represent ± SD.