Identification of the minimum requirements for successful haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Historically, defining haematopoietic subsets, including self-renewal, differentiation and lineage restriction, has been elucidated by transplanting a small number of candidate cells with many supporting bone marrow (BM) cells. While this approach has been invaluable in characterising numerous distinct subsets in haematopoiesis, this approach is arguably flawed. The haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) has been proposed as the critical haematopoietic subset necessary for transplantation. However, due to the presence of supporting cells, the HSC has never demonstrated sufficiency. Utilising the homeobox B5 (Hoxb5)-reporter system, we found that neither long-term (LT) HSCs nor short-term (ST) HSCs alone were sufficient for long-term haematopoietic reconstitution. Critically, reconstitution can be rescued by transplanting combined LT- and ST-HSCs, without supporting cells; a fraction we term the 'Minimum Subset for Transplantation' (MST). The MST accounts for only 0·005% of nucleated cells within mouse BM, and this MST can be cultured, expanded and genetically modified while preserving its rapid haematopoietic engraftment potential. These results support the consideration of an MST approach for clinical translation, especially for gene therapy approaches that require HSC compartment modification. © 2021 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Katsuyuki Nishi, Taro Sakamaki, Kay Sadaoka, Momo Fujii, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo, James Y Chen, Masanori Miyanishi. Identification of the minimum requirements for successful haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. British journal of haematology. 2022 Feb;196(3):711-723

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