Features of the murine ETP-ALLs observed in transplanted recipients
| Mouse ID | Vector | Latency (days) | Peripheral WBC/µl (×103) | Immunophenotype by flow cytometrya | bImmuno-histochemistry | Pathology |
| 647 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 69 | ND | ND | GFP+,IC-Cd3+,Mpo+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.73 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, kidney, and liver |
| 649 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 69 | ND | ND | ND | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.55 g). Animal was found dead and tissues were partially autolysed. Leukemic infiltrates in BM, brain, liver, and spleen. |
| 650 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 64 | 91 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | GFP+, Mpo+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.8 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, kidney, liver, and lung. |
| 651 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 81 | 29.4 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+, Mpo+, Cd117 low | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.88 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver and lung. Secondary transplants developed tumors with the same immunophenotype at 24 d. |
| 652 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 78 | 64.78 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+, Cd117 low | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.73 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, eye, kidney, liver, and lung. |
| 653 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 74 | 33.72 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | GFP+, IC-Cd3+, Mpo+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 1.25 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, kidney, liver, and lung. |
| 655 | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 71 | 30.76 | Sca1+Cd71+GFP+ | GFP+, IC-Cd3+, Gata1+, Runx1+, Ly6b+, TdT+ Cd34+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.96 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, lung, focally in brain/meninges. |
| 656c | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 78 | 32 | Cd117+Cd71+GFP+ | Pop1: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+, Pop2: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+ and Gata-1+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.77 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver and lung. |
| 657 | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 43 | 49.46 | Sca1+Cd71+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+, Gata1+, Runx1+, Ly6b+, TdT+, Cd117+, Fe/80+, Mac2+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.88 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, lung, focally in brain/meninges. |
| 658c | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 96 | 99.9 | Cd71+GFP+ | Pop1: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+, Pop2: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+ and Gata-1+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.9 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver and lung. Secondary transplants developed identical tumors at 24 d. |
| 659 | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 71 | 48.89 | Cd4+Cd8+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+Tdt+ | The only T-ALL case. Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.54 g). Enlarged thymus (thymus = 0.132 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, lung, brain, and kidney. |
| 242d | Lmo2-mCherry | 89 | 44.3 | mCherry+Gr1+Mac1+ | IC-Cd3+Mpo+ | All animals had splenomegaly (range: spleen = 0.258–1.163 g). Enlarged thymus (range: thymus = 0.064–0.116 g). Leukemic infiltrates in lungs, liver, lymph nodes, and meninges. |
| 243d, 244d, 245d | Lmo2-mCherry | 71 | 195-528 | mCherry+Gr1+Mac1+ | ||
| 611 | Lmo2-mCherry | 154 | 36.18 | Cd117+, Cd71+, B220+, mCherry+ | Cd117 weakly + | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.385 g). Leukemic infiltrates in lung, spleen, liver, BM, and meninges. |
| 612 | Lmo2-mCherry | 111 | 20.42 | Gr1+, Mac1+, Cd117+, Cd71+, Cd5low, mCherry+ | Cd117+, Cd43+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.825 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, spleen, and kidney. |
| Mouse ID | Vector | Latency (days) | Peripheral WBC/µl (×103) | Immunophenotype by flow cytometrya | bImmuno-histochemistry | Pathology |
| 647 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 69 | ND | ND | GFP+,IC-Cd3+,Mpo+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.73 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, kidney, and liver |
| 649 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 69 | ND | ND | ND | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.55 g). Animal was found dead and tissues were partially autolysed. Leukemic infiltrates in BM, brain, liver, and spleen. |
| 650 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 64 | 91 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | GFP+, Mpo+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.8 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, kidney, liver, and lung. |
| 651 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 81 | 29.4 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+, Mpo+, Cd117 low | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.88 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver and lung. Secondary transplants developed tumors with the same immunophenotype at 24 d. |
| 652 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 78 | 64.78 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+, Cd117 low | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.73 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, eye, kidney, liver, and lung. |
| 653 | Il7r-IL241-242TC-GFP | 74 | 33.72 | Gr1+Mac1+GFP+ | GFP+, IC-Cd3+, Mpo+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 1.25 g). Leukemic infiltrates in brain, kidney, liver, and lung. |
| 655 | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 71 | 30.76 | Sca1+Cd71+GFP+ | GFP+, IC-Cd3+, Gata1+, Runx1+, Ly6b+, TdT+ Cd34+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.96 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, lung, focally in brain/meninges. |
| 656c | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 78 | 32 | Cd117+Cd71+GFP+ | Pop1: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+, Pop2: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+ and Gata-1+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.77 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver and lung. |
| 657 | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 43 | 49.46 | Sca1+Cd71+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+, Gata1+, Runx1+, Ly6b+, TdT+, Cd117+, Fe/80+, Mac2+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.88 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, lung, focally in brain/meninges. |
| 658c | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 96 | 99.9 | Cd71+GFP+ | Pop1: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+, Pop2: IC-Cd3+, Runx1+ and Gata-1+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.9 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver and lung. Secondary transplants developed identical tumors at 24 d. |
| 659 | Il7r-GcinsL243-GFP | 71 | 48.89 | Cd4+Cd8+GFP+ | IC-Cd3+Tdt+ | The only T-ALL case. Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.54 g). Enlarged thymus (thymus = 0.132 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, lung, brain, and kidney. |
| 242d | Lmo2-mCherry | 89 | 44.3 | mCherry+Gr1+Mac1+ | IC-Cd3+Mpo+ | All animals had splenomegaly (range: spleen = 0.258–1.163 g). Enlarged thymus (range: thymus = 0.064–0.116 g). Leukemic infiltrates in lungs, liver, lymph nodes, and meninges. |
| 243d, 244d, 245d | Lmo2-mCherry | 71 | 195-528 | mCherry+Gr1+Mac1+ | ||
| 611 | Lmo2-mCherry | 154 | 36.18 | Cd117+, Cd71+, B220+, mCherry+ | Cd117 weakly + | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.385 g). Leukemic infiltrates in lung, spleen, liver, BM, and meninges. |
| 612 | Lmo2-mCherry | 111 | 20.42 | Gr1+, Mac1+, Cd117+, Cd71+, Cd5low, mCherry+ | Cd117+, Cd43+ | Splenomegaly (spleen = 0.825 g). Leukemic infiltrates in liver, spleen, and kidney. |
IC-Cd3− Intracytoplasmic Cd3, Mpo-myeloperoxidase, TdT-terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase.
Where present, the spleen, thymus, BM, and peripheral blood were immunophenotyped. All tissues were tested for Cd4, Cd8, B220, Cd3, and Cd25. All tumor samples were positive for Cd44.
In the majority of cases where IHC was performed, the samples were tested for Mpo, cKit/Cd117, Cd43, RUNX1, Cd3, Cd5, TdT, Gata-1, B220, Pax5, and Cd34. The markers that had positive reactivity are indicated in the text
These animals contained two distinct populations in their spleen, which could be distinguished by immunohistochemistry as indicated in the text.
Secondary transplant Rag2−/−, γC−/− recipients that received vector-positive thymocytes from a WT C57BL/6J animal that had been transplanted with 2 × 105 Lmo2, Arf−/−, and DN2 thymocytes 21 wk before sacrifice.