Mscv ltrmir30 pi8

Retroviral transduction of macrophages was accomplished using a protocol that we have used previously to transduce bone marrow derived dendritic cells^{52 (link)}. Sequences for luciferase and for Lipa short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) were obtained from Open Biosystems and cloned into the MSCV-LTRmir30-PI8 retroviral vector, encoding huCD8 as a reporter. Two independent sequences were used to target Lipa: TCAAGTCCAGCATTCACTG, and TGTGCTTCAGAGACCAGGT. Recombinant retroviruses were used for spin infection (800 x g, 2 h) of day 3 bone marrow macrophage cultures. After 7 days in culture with M-CSF, macrophages were harvested and transduced macrophages were gated based on huCD8 expression. Both shRNAs were used for experiments, with similar results, but only data from experiments that utilized TGTGCTTCAGAGACCAGGT are shown. For the bone marrow chimera, bone marrow cells from donor mice were collected and cultured in complete RPMI medium containing 10 ng/ml IL-3, 10 ng/ml IL-6 and 50 ng/ml murine c-kit ligand for 24 h. Cells were then transduced with retroviral shRNAs targeting Lipa or luciferase, and 5 × 10⁵ transduced cells were intravenously injected into irradiated recipients. Recipients were used 6 – 10 weeks later.