Polymorphic Sirpa is the genetic determinant for NOD-based mouse lines to achieve efficient human cell engraftment

Blood. 2013 Feb 21;121(8):1316-25. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-06-440354. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

Abstract

Current mouse lines efficient for human cell xenotransplantation are backcrossed into NOD mice to introduce its multiple immunodeficient phenotypes. Our positional genetic study has located the NOD-specific polymorphic Sirpa as a molecule responsible for its high xenograft efficiency: it recognizes human CD47 and the resultant signaling may cause NOD macrophages not to engulf human grafts. In the present study, we established C57BL/6.Rag2(nullIl2rgnull) mice harboring NOD-Sirpa (BRGS). BRGS mice engrafted human hematopoiesis with an efficiency that was equal to or even better than that of the NOD.Rag1(nullIl2rgnull) strain, one of the best xenograft models. Consequently, BRGS mice are free from other NOD-related abnormalities; for example, they have normalized C5 function that enables the evaluation of complement-dependent cytotoxicity of antibodies against human grafts in the humanized mouse model. Our data show that efficient human cell engraftment found in NOD-based models is mounted solely by their polymorphic Sirpa. The simplified BRGS line should be very useful in future studies of human stem cell biology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Heterophile / immunology
  • CD47 Antigen / immunology
  • CD47 Antigen / metabolism
  • Cell Lineage / immunology
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Female
  • Graft Survival / immunology
  • Hematopoiesis / physiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / cytology
  • Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Inbred NOD
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, SCID
  • Models, Animal
  • Phagocytosis / immunology
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / immunology
  • Receptors, Immunologic / genetics*
  • Receptors, Immunologic / immunology
  • Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • Transplantation, Heterologous / immunology*
  • Transplantation, Heterologous / methods*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Heterophile
  • CD47 Antigen
  • CD47 protein, human
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Ptpns1 protein, mouse
  • Rag2 protein, mouse
  • Receptors, Immunologic