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T-cell development and activation in humanized mice lacking mouse major histocompatibility complexes

Darguzyte, M.; Amtczak, P.; Bachurski, D.; Hoelker, P.; Abedpour, N.; Gholaminpoorfard, R.; Schlösser, H.; Wennhold, K.; Thelen, M.; Garcia-Marquez, M.; Koenig, J.; Schneider, A.; Braun, T.; Klawonn, F.; Damrat, M.; Rahman, M.; Kleid, J.-M.; Theobald, S.; Bauer, E.; von Kaisenberg, C.; Talbot, S. R.; Schultz, L.; Soper, B.; Stripecke, R.

2024-04-02 immunology
10.1101/2024.03.26.586814 bioRxiv
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Humanized mice transplanted with CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) are used to study human immune responses in vivo. However, the mismatch between the mouse major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs) and the human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) is not optimal for T-cell development and can trigger xenograft reactivity. We evaluated human T-cell development in NOD.Scid.Gamma mice lacking expression of MHC class I and II (NSG-DKO). Human leukocyte engraftment was detectable at 8 weeks post-transplantation. Human CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells were detectable in blood, thymus, bone marrow and spleen of humanized NSG-DKO mice for up to 20 weeks post-transplantation. Further, we evaluated the effects of lentiviral vector (LV) systemic delivery of HLA-A*02:01, HLA-DRB1*04:01, human GM-CSF/IFN- and the human cytomegalovirus gB antigen. LV delivery promoted development and activation of human central memory, {beta} and {gamma}{delta} T-cells with amplifications of the T-cell repertoire. LV administration unleashed multiple reactome pathways such as type-I interferon responses, cell cycle and metabolic processes. In summary, development of human T-cells in humanized mice does not rely on mouse MHCs and can be boosted systemically via LV administration.

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