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Bone marrow (BM) chimeric mice are a valuable tool in the field of immunology, with the genetic manipulation of donor cells widely used to study gene function under physiological and pathological settings. To date, however, BM chimera protocols require myeloablative conditioning of recipient mice, which dramatically alters steady-state hematopoiesis. Additionally, most protocols use fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) for ex vivo genetic manipulation. Here, we describe our development of cell culture techniques for the enrichment of functional HSPCs from mouse BM without the use of FACS purification. Furthermore, the large number of HSPCs derived from these cultures generate BM chimeric mice without irradiation. These HSPC cultures can also be genetically manipulated by viral transduction, to allow for doxycycline-inducible transgene expression in donor-derived immune cells within non-conditioned immunocompetent recipients. This technique is therefore expected to overcome current limitations in mouse transplantation models.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/s41467-021-23763-z

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nature communications

Publication Date

11/06/2021

Volume

12

Addresses

Division of Stem Cell Biology, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Keywords

Bone Marrow Cells, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Bone Marrow, Animals, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Chimera, Transplantation Chimera, Mice, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Gene Transfer Techniques, Genetic Engineering, Hematopoiesis, Male, Genetic Therapy