title: Long-term repopulation of hematolymphoid cells with only a few hemopoietic stem cells in mice.
abstract: A PCR-based assay has been devised for the detection and semiquantitation of cells originating from a few donor hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in a background of recipient cells. Upon sequencing a segment of murine Y chromosome contained in the plasmid pY2, oligonucleotide primers were designed for specific amplification of the Y chromosome-restricted segment. The HSCs were isolated from the bone marrow of mice on day 4 following a single i.v. injection of 5-fluorouracil and were readily distinguished from other bone marrow elements by the characteristics of low density, absence of lineage-specific surface markers, lack of expression of transferrin receptor, and a high expression of major histocompatibility complex class I antigen. Injection of as few as four such HSCs was shown to produce donor-derived cells (including lymphoid cells) for at least 8 months after transplantation into syngeneic female recipients. Retransplantation, employing 10(6) bone marrow cells from the initial recipients, also yielded clear evidence of repopulation with detectable levels of male donor cells. On statistical grounds, it is clear that long-term repopulation in vivo may result from even a single HSC having the characteristics defined herein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All Children's Hospital, University of South Florida College of Medicine, St. Petersburg 33701, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikehara
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Good
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000276:immunology; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014185:Transplantation, Isogeneic / Q000276:immunology; D014998:Y Chromosome
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA