XactMice: Humanizing mouse bone marrow enables microenvironment reconstitution in a patient-derived xenograft model of head and neck cancer

J. J. Morton; G. Bird; S. B. Keysar; D. P. Astling; T. R. Lyons; R. T. Anderson; M. J. Glogowska; P. Estes; J. R. Eagles; P. N. Le; G. Gan; B. McGettigan; P. Fernandez; N. Padilla-Just; M. Varella-Garcia; J. I. Song; D. W. Bowles; Pepper Schedin; A. C. Tan; D. R. Roop; X. J. Wang; Y. Refaeli; A. Jimeno

doi:10.1038/onc.2015.94

XactMice: Humanizing mouse bone marrow enables microenvironment reconstitution in a patient-derived xenograft model of head and neck cancer

J. J. Morton, G. Bird, S. B. Keysar, D. P. Astling, T. R. Lyons, R. T. Anderson, M. J. Glogowska, P. Estes, J. R. Eagles, P. N. Le, G. Gan, B. McGettigan, P. Fernandez, N. Padilla-Just, M. Varella-Garcia, J. I. Song, D. W. Bowles, Pepper Schedin, A. C. Tan, D. R. RoopX. J. Wang, Y. Refaeli, A. Jimeno

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The limitations of cancer cell lines have led to the development of direct patient-derived xenograft models. However, the interplay between the implanted human cancer cells and recruited mouse stromal and immune cells alters the tumor microenvironment and limits the value of these models. To overcome these constraints, we have developed a technique to expand human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and use them to reconstitute the radiation-depleted bone marrow of a NOD/SCID/IL2rg-/-(NSG) mouse on which a patient's tumor is then transplanted (XactMice). The human HSPCs produce immune cells that home into the tumor and help replicate its natural microenvironment. Despite previous passage on nude mice, the expression of epithelial, stromal and immune genes in XactMice tumors aligns more closely to that of the patient tumor than to those grown in non-humanized mice-an effect partially facilitated by human cytokines expressed by both the HSPC progeny and the tumor cells. The human immune and stromal cells produced in the XactMice can help recapitulate the microenvironment of an implanted xenograft, reverse the initial genetic drift seen after passage on non-humanized mice and provide a more accurate tumor model to guide patient treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	290-300
Number of pages	11
Journal	Oncogene
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2015.94
State	Published - Jan 21 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Morton, J. J., Bird, G., Keysar, S. B., Astling, D. P., Lyons, T. R., Anderson, R. T., Glogowska, M. J., Estes, P., Eagles, J. R., Le, P. N., Gan, G., McGettigan, B., Fernandez, P., Padilla-Just, N., Varella-Garcia, M., Song, J. I., Bowles, D. W., Schedin, P., Tan, A. C., ... Jimeno, A. (2016). XactMice: Humanizing mouse bone marrow enables microenvironment reconstitution in a patient-derived xenograft model of head and neck cancer. Oncogene, 35(3), 290-300. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2015.94

XactMice : Humanizing mouse bone marrow enables microenvironment reconstitution in a patient-derived xenograft model of head and neck cancer. / Morton, J. J.; Bird, G.; Keysar, S. B.; Astling, D. P.; Lyons, T. R.; Anderson, R. T.; Glogowska, M. J.; Estes, P.; Eagles, J. R.; Le, P. N.; Gan, G.; McGettigan, B.; Fernandez, P.; Padilla-Just, N.; Varella-Garcia, M.; Song, J. I.; Bowles, D. W.; Schedin, Pepper; Tan, A. C.; Roop, D. R.; Wang, X. J.; Refaeli, Y.; Jimeno, A.

In: Oncogene, Vol. 35, No. 3, 21.01.2016, p. 290-300.

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Morton, JJ, Bird, G, Keysar, SB, Astling, DP, Lyons, TR, Anderson, RT, Glogowska, MJ, Estes, P, Eagles, JR, Le, PN, Gan, G, McGettigan, B, Fernandez, P, Padilla-Just, N, Varella-Garcia, M, Song, JI, Bowles, DW, Schedin, P, Tan, AC, Roop, DR, Wang, XJ, Refaeli, Y & Jimeno, A 2016, 'XactMice: Humanizing mouse bone marrow enables microenvironment reconstitution in a patient-derived xenograft model of head and neck cancer', Oncogene, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 290-300. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2015.94

Morton, J. J. ; Bird, G. ; Keysar, S. B. ; Astling, D. P. ; Lyons, T. R. ; Anderson, R. T. ; Glogowska, M. J. ; Estes, P. ; Eagles, J. R. ; Le, P. N. ; Gan, G. ; McGettigan, B. ; Fernandez, P. ; Padilla-Just, N. ; Varella-Garcia, M. ; Song, J. I. ; Bowles, D. W. ; Schedin, Pepper ; Tan, A. C. ; Roop, D. R. ; Wang, X. J. ; Refaeli, Y. ; Jimeno, A. / XactMice : Humanizing mouse bone marrow enables microenvironment reconstitution in a patient-derived xenograft model of head and neck cancer. In: Oncogene. 2016 ; Vol. 35, No. 3. pp. 290-300.

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