Canine haematopoietic chimerism analyses by semiquantitative fluorescence detection of variable number of tandem repeat polymorphism.
Canine models are successfully applied to the study of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Monitoring of haematopoietic donor/recipient chimerism is of major significance in detecting and quantifying engraftment or graft rejection of the donor-derived haematopoietic cells after transplantation. Radioactive analyses of polymorphic microsatellite markers are commonly used for chimerism analyses. We describe an improved, non-isotopic method that is based on the analysis of microsatellite markers in donor and recipient cells using capillary electrophoresis and fluorescence detection. Artificial mixtures of donor and recipient DNA that were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from dog leukocyte antigen-identical siblings were used to analyse the sensitivity of the assay. DNA from dogs that had received HSCT were also analysed in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the method in vivo. For chimerism analyses, six different microsatellite loci were systematically amplified using fluorescent PCR primer. The fluorescent polymerase chain reaction products were separated by capillary electrophoresis using POP4 on a 310 ABI Prism Genetic Analyzer. After electrophoresis, fluorescence signals were automatically sized and quantified using GeneScan software. The method described provides an accurate assessment of haematopoietic chimerism in the canine model with significantly reduced hands-on time compared to conventional gel electrophoresis.
Hilgendorf
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Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Rostock, Ernst-Heydemann-Str. 6, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Weirich
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Zeng
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Koppitz
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Wegener
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Freund
Junghanss
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D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics*; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019793:Fluorescein; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018183:Transplantation Chimera / Q000097:blood*
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D019793:Fluorescein
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