Table 1.
Summary of immunodeficient mice useful in human hematopoietic xenograft studies
Strain nameCommon nameMutant allelesPhenotypeHSC engraftmentLeukemic engraftment (AML/ALL)References
B6.CB17-Prkdcscid/Szj SCID Prkdcscid Leaky immunodeficient +/+ Bosma et al., 1983; McCune et al., 1988; Mosier et al., 1988; Fulop and Phillips, 1990; Lapidot et al., 1992; Greiner et al., 1998  
B6.129S7-Rag1tm1Mom/J Rag1KO Rag1tm1Mom Nonleaky immunodeficient +/+ Mombaerts et al., 1992; Shinkai et al., 1993; Greiner et al., 1998  
B6(Cg)-Rag2tm1.1Cgn/J Rag2KO Rag2tm1.1Cgn Nonleaky immunodeficient +/+ Mombaerts et al., 1992; Shinkai et al., 1992; Greiner et al., 1998  
NOD.CB17-Prkdcscid/J NOD-SCID Hc0; Prkdcscid NOD immunodeficient +/+ Hesselton et al., 1995; Lowry et al., 1996; Pflumio et al., 1996  
NOD.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J NOD/B2M B2mtm1Unc NOD, MHC class I negative +/+ Koller et al., 1990; Feuring-Buske et al., 2003  
B6.129S4-Il2rgtm1Wjl/J IL-2Rγnull Il2rgtm1Wjl T/B/natural killer cell deficient Not assessed Cao et al., 1995  
C.Cg-Rag2tm1FwaIl2rgtm1Sug BRG Rag2tm1Fwa; Il2rgtm1Sug BALB/c, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized ++ Not assessed Traggiai et al., 2004  
NOD.cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1Sug NOG Prkdcscid; Il2rgtm1Sug NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized ++ ++/++ Ito et al., 2002; Yahata et al., 2003  
NOD.Cg-Rag1tm1MomIl2rgtm1Wjl NRG Rag1tm1Mom; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized +++ +++/++ Pearson et al., 2008; Brehm et al., 2010; Maykel et al., 2014  
NOD.Cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1Wjl NSG Prkdcscid; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized +++ +++/++ Ito et al., 2002; Traggiai et al., 2004; Ishikawa et al., 2005; Shultz et al., 2005  
NOD.Cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1WjlTg(CMV-IL3,CSF2,KITLG)1Eav/MloySzJ NSG-SGM3; NSGS Prkdcscid; Il2rgtm1Wjl; Tg(CMV-IL3,CSF2,KITLG)1Eav NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized; expresses 3 human cytokines +++ ++++/+++ Nicolini et al., 2004; Wunderlich et al., 2010; Takagi et al., 2012; Yoshimi et al., 2017  
C;129S4-Rag2tm1.FlvCsf1tm1(CSF1)FlvCsf2lIl3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)FlvThpotm1.1(TPO)FlvIl2rgtm1.1Flv/J MITRG Rag2tm1.Flv; Csf1tm1(CSF1)Flv; Csf2lIl3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)Flv;Thpotm1.1(TPO)Flv; Il2rgtm1.1Flv Immunodeficient, humanized; expresses 3 human cytokines +++ ++++/not assessed Rongvaux et al., 2014; Ellegast et al., 2016  
C;129S4-Rag2tm1.1Flv Csf1tm1(CSF1)Flv Csf2/Il3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)Flv Thpotm1.1(TPO)Flv Il2rgtm1.1Flv Tg(SIRPA)1Flv/J  MISTRG Rag2tm1.1Flv Csf1tm1(CSF1)Flv Csf2/Il3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)Flv Thpotm1.1(TPO)Flv Il2rgtm1.1Flv Tg(SIRPA)1Flv Immunodeficient, humanized; expresses 4 human cytokines +++ ++++/not assessed Rongvaux et al., 2014 ;Das et al., 2016 ; Ellegast et al., 2016  
NOD.Cg-KitW-41J Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/WaskJ  NSGW41 KitW-41J; Prkdcscid ; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, humanized, human engraftment without irradiation +++ Not assessed Cosgun et al., 2014  
NOD.Cg-KitW-41J Tyr + Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/ThomJ NBSGW KitW-41J; Tyr +; Prkdcscid ; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, humanized, human engraftment without irradiation +++ Not assessed McIntosh and Brown, 2015  
C57BL/6 Rag2null Il2rgnull NOD-Sirpa KitWv/Wv BRGSK Rag2null;Il2rgnull;KitWv/Wv NOD, immunodeficient, humanized, human engraftment without irradiation +++ Not assessed Yurino et al., 2016  
NOD.Cg-Foxn1em1Dvs Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/J NSG-nude Foxn1em1Dvs ;Prkdcscid ;Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized, hairless Not assessed Not assessed/+++ Wei et al., 2017  
Strain nameCommon nameMutant allelesPhenotypeHSC engraftmentLeukemic engraftment (AML/ALL)References
B6.CB17-Prkdcscid/Szj SCID Prkdcscid Leaky immunodeficient +/+ Bosma et al., 1983; McCune et al., 1988; Mosier et al., 1988; Fulop and Phillips, 1990; Lapidot et al., 1992; Greiner et al., 1998  
B6.129S7-Rag1tm1Mom/J Rag1KO Rag1tm1Mom Nonleaky immunodeficient +/+ Mombaerts et al., 1992; Shinkai et al., 1993; Greiner et al., 1998  
B6(Cg)-Rag2tm1.1Cgn/J Rag2KO Rag2tm1.1Cgn Nonleaky immunodeficient +/+ Mombaerts et al., 1992; Shinkai et al., 1992; Greiner et al., 1998  
NOD.CB17-Prkdcscid/J NOD-SCID Hc0; Prkdcscid NOD immunodeficient +/+ Hesselton et al., 1995; Lowry et al., 1996; Pflumio et al., 1996  
NOD.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J NOD/B2M B2mtm1Unc NOD, MHC class I negative +/+ Koller et al., 1990; Feuring-Buske et al., 2003  
B6.129S4-Il2rgtm1Wjl/J IL-2Rγnull Il2rgtm1Wjl T/B/natural killer cell deficient Not assessed Cao et al., 1995  
C.Cg-Rag2tm1FwaIl2rgtm1Sug BRG Rag2tm1Fwa; Il2rgtm1Sug BALB/c, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized ++ Not assessed Traggiai et al., 2004  
NOD.cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1Sug NOG Prkdcscid; Il2rgtm1Sug NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized ++ ++/++ Ito et al., 2002; Yahata et al., 2003  
NOD.Cg-Rag1tm1MomIl2rgtm1Wjl NRG Rag1tm1Mom; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized +++ +++/++ Pearson et al., 2008; Brehm et al., 2010; Maykel et al., 2014  
NOD.Cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1Wjl NSG Prkdcscid; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized +++ +++/++ Ito et al., 2002; Traggiai et al., 2004; Ishikawa et al., 2005; Shultz et al., 2005  
NOD.Cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1WjlTg(CMV-IL3,CSF2,KITLG)1Eav/MloySzJ NSG-SGM3; NSGS Prkdcscid; Il2rgtm1Wjl; Tg(CMV-IL3,CSF2,KITLG)1Eav NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized; expresses 3 human cytokines +++ ++++/+++ Nicolini et al., 2004; Wunderlich et al., 2010; Takagi et al., 2012; Yoshimi et al., 2017  
C;129S4-Rag2tm1.FlvCsf1tm1(CSF1)FlvCsf2lIl3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)FlvThpotm1.1(TPO)FlvIl2rgtm1.1Flv/J MITRG Rag2tm1.Flv; Csf1tm1(CSF1)Flv; Csf2lIl3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)Flv;Thpotm1.1(TPO)Flv; Il2rgtm1.1Flv Immunodeficient, humanized; expresses 3 human cytokines +++ ++++/not assessed Rongvaux et al., 2014; Ellegast et al., 2016  
C;129S4-Rag2tm1.1Flv Csf1tm1(CSF1)Flv Csf2/Il3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)Flv Thpotm1.1(TPO)Flv Il2rgtm1.1Flv Tg(SIRPA)1Flv/J  MISTRG Rag2tm1.1Flv Csf1tm1(CSF1)Flv Csf2/Il3tm1.1(CSF2,IL3)Flv Thpotm1.1(TPO)Flv Il2rgtm1.1Flv Tg(SIRPA)1Flv Immunodeficient, humanized; expresses 4 human cytokines +++ ++++/not assessed Rongvaux et al., 2014 ;Das et al., 2016 ; Ellegast et al., 2016  
NOD.Cg-KitW-41J Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/WaskJ  NSGW41 KitW-41J; Prkdcscid ; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, humanized, human engraftment without irradiation +++ Not assessed Cosgun et al., 2014  
NOD.Cg-KitW-41J Tyr + Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/ThomJ NBSGW KitW-41J; Tyr +; Prkdcscid ; Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, humanized, human engraftment without irradiation +++ Not assessed McIntosh and Brown, 2015  
C57BL/6 Rag2null Il2rgnull NOD-Sirpa KitWv/Wv BRGSK Rag2null;Il2rgnull;KitWv/Wv NOD, immunodeficient, humanized, human engraftment without irradiation +++ Not assessed Yurino et al., 2016  
NOD.Cg-Foxn1em1Dvs Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/J NSG-nude Foxn1em1Dvs ;Prkdcscid ;Il2rgtm1Wjl NOD, immunodeficient, radiosensitive, humanized, hairless Not assessed Not assessed/+++ Wei et al., 2017  

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