The protocol describes a technique to study the ability of primary polyclonal human T cells to form synaptic interfaces using planar lipid bilayers. We use this technique to show the differential synapse formation capability of human primary T cells derived from lymph nodes and peripheral blood.
Steblyanko, M., Anikeeva, N., Buggert, M., Betts, M. R., Sykulev, Y. Assessment of the Synaptic Interface of Primary Human T Cells from Peripheral Blood and Lymphoid Tissue. J. Vis. Exp. (137), e58143, doi:10.3791/58143 (2018).