Construction Method for Immunodeficient Rat Model

Abstract

A construction method for an immunodeficient rat model includes the following steps. The gRNAs targeted for knocking out a Prkdc gene and an IL2R gene are mixed with CAS9 mRNA respectively, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain injections A and B correspondingly. A human SIRP genomic DNA is amplified, purified, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain an injection C. The injections A and B are injected into cytoplasm of fertilized eggs of different rats, and the injection C is injected into a pronucleus of a fertilized egg of another rat. The three fertilized eggs are then transplanted into different pseudo-pregnant female rats to breed second-generation rats A, B and C, respectively. The second-generation rats A, B and C are intercrossed to breed an F1 generation; and the F1 generation is further intercrossed to obtain IL2R and Prkdc gene knockout immunodeficient rat models with human SIRP gene.

Claims

1. A construction method for an immunodeficient rat model, comprising the following steps: (1) obtaining a gRNA targeted for knocking out a Prkdc gene of a rat DNA via in-vitro transcription and mixing the gRNA targeted for knocking out the Prkdc gene of the rat DNA with an in-vitro transcribed CAS9 mRNA, then freezing in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain an injection A; obtaining a gRNA targeted for knocking out an IL2R gene of the rat DNA via in-vitro transcription, and mixing the gRNA targeted for knocking out the IL2R gene of the rat DNA with another in-vitro transcribed CAS9 mRNA, then freezing in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain an injection B; (2) amplifying and purifying a human SIRP genomic DNA, and freezing in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain an injection C; (3) injecting the injection A and the injection B into cytoplasm of fertilized eggs of different rats by a microinjection method, and then transplanting the fertilized eggs into different pseudo-pregnant female rats, and breeding a second-generation rat A and a second-generation rat B; (4) injecting the injection C into a pronucleus of a fertilized egg of a rat by microinjection method, and then transplanting the fertilized egg of the rat into a pseudo-pregnant female rat to obtain a second-generation rat C; and (5) hybridizing the second-generation rat A, the second-generation rat B and the second-generation rat C to breed an F1 generation; further intercrossing the F1 generation to obtain IL2R and Prkdc gene knockout immunodeficient rat models with human SIRP gene.

2. The construction method for the immunodeficient rat model according to claim 1, wherein two gRNA sequences are used for knocking out the rat Prkdc gene in the step (1), which are respectively: the first exon gRNA sequence 1 as shown in SEQ ID NO: 8; the first exon gRNA sequence 2 as shown in SEQ ID NO: 9.

3. The construction method for the immunodeficient rat model according to claim 1, wherein two gRNA sequences are used for knocking out the rat IL2R gene in the step (1), which are respectively: the second exon gRNA sequence 1 as shown in SEQ ID NO: 10; the fourth exon gRNA sequence 2 as shown in SEQ ID NO: 11.

4. The construction method for the immunodeficient rat model according to claim 3, wherein two other gRNA sequences are used for knocking out the rat IL2R gene, which are respectively: the second exon gRNA sequence 1 as shown in SEQ ID NO: 10; the fourth exon gRNA sequence 3 as shown in SEQ ID NO: 12.

5. The construction method for the immunodeficient rat model according to claim 1, wherein in the step (1), an in-vitro transcription of the CAS9 mRNA is carried out by using a T7 transcription kit, a T3 transcription kit or an SP6 transcription kit.

6. The construction method for the immunodeficient rat model according to claim 1, wherein the pseudo-pregnant female rats in the step (3) and the step (4) are raised under SPF conditions.

7. The construction method for the immunodeficient rat model according to claim 1, wherein the fertilized eggs in the step (3) are taken from pregnant female rats raised under SPF conditions.

8. An immunodeficient rat model, wherein the immunodeficient rat model is an IL2R and Prkdc gene knockout rat with human SIRP gene.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a position of a gRNA used for knocking out a Prkdc gene in rat DNA in one of the specific implementation modes of an immunodeficient rat model construction method provided by the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a position of a gRNA used for knocking out an IL2R gene in rat DNA in one of the specific implementation modes of an immunodeficient rat model construction method provided by the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 3 is a flow cytometric data of the expression of human SIRP (hSIRP) and rat SIRP (rSIRP) in peripheral blood of a normal wild type rat (WT) and a transgenic rat overexpressing hSIRP in one of the specific implementation modes of the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 4 is a flow cytometric map of NK cells, B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of a normal wild type rat (WT) and a heterozygous knockout Prkdc (Prkdc.sup.+/) rat and a double-knockout Prkdc (Prkdc.sup./) rat in one of the specific implementation modes of the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 5 is a flow cytometric map of NK cells, B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of a normal wild type rat (WT) and a heterozygous knockout IL2R (IL2R.sup.+/) rat and a double-knockout IL2R (IL2R.sup./) rat in one of the specific implementation modes of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 6 is a flow cytometric data of NK cells, B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of a normal wild type rat (WT) and a SG (IL2R.sup./, Prkdc.sup./) rat model and an NSG (hSIRP.sup.+, IL2R.sup./, Prkdc.sup./) rat model, and expressions of hSIRP and rSIRP in one of the specific implementation modes of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing detection results of expressions of human immune cells in peripheral blood and bone marrow after 5 weeks of a tail vein injection of human hematopoietic stem cells into an immunodeficient rat model constructed by one implementation mode of the present invention.

[0029] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing tumor formation situations after subcutaneous transplantations of tumor cells and embryonic stem cells in an SG (IL2R.sup./, Prkdc.sup./) rat model and an NSG (hSIRP.sup.+, IL2R.sup./, Prkdc.sup./) rat model.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0030] In order to expound the technical solutions of the present invention more clearly, the technical solutions of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the specific implementation modes.

[0031] The inventors have found that the immunodeficient rat models of the prior art have at least the following problem: human CD34.sup.+ hematopoietic stem cells were transplanted into double-knockout Prkdc and IL2R rat models, but no human immune system cells were generated. The inventors have analyzed and suggested that the main possible reason was the failure of transplantation caused by the xenogeneic rejection of macrophages and monocytes in the rat model.

[0032] Therefore, a construction method for an immunodeficient rat model is provided in a specific implementation mode, including the following steps: (1) gRNAs targeted for knocking out the Prkdc gene and IL2R gene of rat DNA were separately transcribed in-vitro, then mixed with the in-vitro transcribed CAS9 mRNA, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain the corresponding injection A and injection B; [0033] (2) a human SIRP genomic DNA was amplified, purified, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain an injection C; [0034] (3) the injection A and the injection B were injected into the cytoplasm of the fertilized eggs of different rats by the microinjection method, and then the fertilized eggs of rats were transplanted into different pseudo-pregnant female rats, and a second-generation rat A and a second-generation rat B were bred; [0035] (4) the injection C was injected into the pronucleus of the fertilized egg of rat by the microinjection method, and then the fertilized egg of rat was transplanted into the pseudo-pregnant female rat to obtain a second-generation rat C; and [0036] (5) the second-generation rat A, the second-generation rat B and the second-generation rat C were intercrossed to generate the F1 generation; the F1 generation was further intercrossed to obtain IL2R and Prkdc gene knockout immunodeficient rat models with human SIRP gene.

[0037] The above-mentioned microinjection method refers to direct injection of a fragment of an exogenous gene into a prokaryotic embryo or a cultured cell by using a glass microinjection needle having a very fine tip (0.1 to 0.5 m), and then the exogenous gene is embedded in the chromosome of the host by means of the phenomena of recombination, deletion, replication or translocation that may occur in the host genome sequence.

[0038] The above-mentioned human SIRP genomic DNA, i.e., Signal Regulatory Protein Alpha genomic DNA, can be purchased directly through commercial vendors. For example, the human SIRP genomic DNA used in the above solution was purchased from Life Technologies (BAC, RP11-993C19). The originally purchased human SIRP genomic DNA needs to be amplified and purified first, because the microinjection of the fertilized egg requires a sufficiently pure injection, otherwise it will easily cause the fertilized egg to fail to develop properly, thus no positive result will be obtained.

[0039] In the above technical solution, SIRP is mainly expressed on the surfaces of monocytes and macrophages, and bound to the ligand of CD47 to mediate a negative regulatory signal, i.e., a don't-eat-me signal. Through the creative work of the inventors and a lot of experiments, the gRNAs targeted for knocking out the Prkdc gene and IL2R gene of rat DNA were separately transcribed in-vitro, then mixed with the in-vitro transcribed CAS9 mRNA in proportion, and separately injected into the cytoplasm or pronucleus of different fertilized eggs of fertilized female rat by the microinjection method. In the fertilized egg, the Cas9 mRNA was translated into a protein, i.e., Cas9 protein, relying on the eukaryotic translation system. The Cas9 protein was bound to the gRNA, and then bound to the targets through the mediation of the gRNA. The Cas9 protein cleaved the target, and destroyed the immune-related gene sequence to silence the expression of the immune-related gene. Subsequently, the fertilized eggs were transplanted into the pseudo-pregnant female rat to breed the second-generation rat A that knocked out the Prkdc gene and the second-generation rat B that knocked out the IL2R gene. The human SIRP genomic DNA was injected into the pronucleus of the fertilized egg of another rat by the microinjection method, the SIRP genomic DNA was randomly inserted into the genome during the division of the fertilized egg, thereby breeding the second-generation rat C expressing the human SIRP. Finally, the second-generation rat A, the second-generation rat B and the second-generation rat C were intercrossed to breed the F1 generation, and then the F1 generation was intercrossed to establish a stable homozygous strain of the Prkdc and IL2R gene knockout immunodeficient rat with stable expression of the human SIRPa (hSIRPa) gene, thereby constructing a rat model having no immune function and overexpressing human SIRP gene.

[0040] The rat model obtained by the above-mentioned method has no immune effect on xenogeneic transplantation, so that when this rat model is used for xeno-transplantation, besides T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes and NK cells, other immune cells also not attack human-derived xenografts, meeting the needs of drug testing, xenogeneic cell transplantation study, and other related studies. The immunodeficient rat model is a good platform for humanized rat. By transplanting human ES cells and tumor cells in rats, the results showed good xenograft ability. After transplantation of human CD34.sup.+ hematopoietic stem cells, a humanized hematopoiesis system rat model can be established. In addition, the immunodeficient rat model can also be applied to research fields such as human stem cell transplantation, tumor biology, reconstruction of humanized immune system, human antibody manufacturing, and HIV research.

[0041] The immunodeficient rat model established by the above-mentioned technical solution not only fills the strain vacancies of the immunodeficient rat model, compliance with the experimental indicators, but also has a pure strain background.

[0042] The above-mentioned second-generation rat A with knocked out the Prkdc gene and the second-generation rat B with knocked out the IL2R gene were both constructed using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The CRISPR/Cas9 technology and previous Zinc-Finger and TALEN technologies can achieve gene knockout, but because each technology has certain requirements on gene editing sites, the resulting rat DNA knockout sequences (sites) are different. In addition, the CRISPR/Cas9 technology is simple in design, convenient in operation and has higher efficiency.

[0043] The above-mentioned gRNA, also known as guide RNA, is one of the core parts of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

[0044] Further, two gRNA sequences are used for knocking out the rat Prkdc gene in the step (1), which are respectively: the first exon gRNA sequence 1: TTCCGGCACTATGGCGGACC; the first exon gRNA sequence 2: GCCAGTTACCAGCTGATCCG.

[0045] In reference with FIG. 1, an approximate position guided by a gRNA used for knocking out the Prkdc gene of the rat DNA in the first exon is shown.

[0046] The sequence of the Prkdc gene of wild rat is:

SD-Prkdc-WT#1:

[0047]

TABLE-US-00001 GGTTCCGGCACTATGGCGGACCCGGGGGCCGGCTTGCGGTGCTGGCTACT ACAGCTGCAGGAGTTCGTGTCCGCAGCAGACCGCTACAATGCTGCCGGGG CCAGTTACCAGCTGATCCGTGGCCTGGGGCAAG.

[0048] The gene was edited by the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Cas9 binds to the target DNA sequence under the guidance of gRNA. The Cas9 protein cleaves the target DNA sequence at the third base of the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequence, and the broken DNA will undergo an end-joining repair, some bases may be inserted during the process. In this solution, two Prktd knockout sequences are obtained after knocking out the Prktd gene by the CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

[0049] In the first Prkdc knockout sequence, a total of 95 bases from the 20.sup.th to the 114.sup.th were deleted, and 1 base mutated, i.e., the 115.sup.th base mutated from A to G. The sequence is specifically as follows:

Deletion #1:

[0050] ##STR00001##

[0051] In the second Prkdc knockout sequence, a total of 100 bases from the 16.sup.th to the 115.sup.th were deleted, and 1 base mutated, i.e., the 116.sup.th base mutated from T to C. The sequence is specifically as follows:

Deletion #2:

[0052] ##STR00002##

[0053] Further, two gRNA sequences are used for knocking out the rat IL2R gene in the step (1), which are respectively: the second exon gRNA sequence 1: CAGCCGACCAACCTCACTAT; the fourth exon gRNA sequence 2: GAGTGAATCTCAGGTAGAAC.

[0054] Further, two other gRNA sequences are further used for knocking out the rat IL2R gene in the step (1), which are respectively: the second exon gRNA sequence 1: CAGCCGACCAACCTCACTAT; the fourth exon gRNA sequence 3: GAGCAACCGAGATCGAAGCT.

[0055] In reference with FIG. 2, the approximate positions guided by three different gRNAs used for knocking out the IL2R gene of rat DNA in the first exon are shown.

[0056] The sequence 1 of the IL2R_gene of wild rat is:

SD-IL2R-WT#2:

[0057]

TABLE-US-00002 CAGTTCTGAGCCTCAGCCGACCAACCTCACTATGCACTATAGGTATGAGA AGGGGGAGGGGTAGTACAGGAAGAAGAGAAGGTGGGTTAGCTGAGAGAGA CGGGGGAGCAAAAAAGTGGGTAGCCAGCTCCTCAGGTACCATACCAGTTT CTCATGGGATAAGTTATCAGTTCAGACCAGATGAAGCTAGGCTATGGGCA GATGTGGTACCTACCTATGTTTGGCCCATCATTCTTTTGCCTTGTAACCC TTCTCTAGGTACAAGGGATCTGATAATAATACATTCCAGGAGTGCAGCCA CTATCTGTTCTCAAAAGAGATTACTTCTGGCTGTCAGATACAAAAAGAAG ATATCCAGCTCTACCAGACATTTGTTGTCCAGCTTCAGGACCCCCAGAAA CCCCAGAGGCGAGCCGAACAGAAGCTAAACCTACAGAATCTTGGTAATCG GGAAAGAAGTGGCCAAGAGGCCAGGGAGCTTAAAGGCACTGGAGTTTATA GATTGTTCTTTTCTCATTGTTGGTCATGGGCAGAAAGGCGAAGATGGGGG GGGGGCGGGGAGGGATGAAGGGAATTACCTCCAAGATCCTGACTTGTCTA GGCCAGGGCAATGACCACGCACACACATATTCCAGTGATCCCATGGGCTC CAGAGAATCTAACACTTTATAACCTGAGTGAATCTCAGGTAGAAC.

[0058] Using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology, and the second exon gRNA sequence 1 and the fourth exon gRNA sequence 2 as the guide RNAs, the first IL2R knockout sequence was obtained, in which a total of 662 bases from the 17.sup.th to the 678.sup.th were deleted. The sequence is specifically as follows:

Deletion #3:

[0059] ##STR00003##

[0060] The sequence 2 of the IL2R gene of wild rat is:

SD-IL2R-WT#3:

[0061]

TABLE-US-00003 GCACTTGGAATAGCAGTTCTGAGCCTCAGCCGACCAACCTCACTATGCACT ATAGGTATGAGAAGGGGGAGGGGTAGTACAGGAAGAAGAGAAGGTGGGTTA GCTGAGAGAGACGGGGGAGCAAAAAAGTGGGTAGCCAGCTCCTCAGGTACC ATACCAGTTTCTCATGGGATAAGTTATCAGTTCAGACCAGATGAAGCTAGG CTATGGGCAGATGTGGTACCTACCTATGTTTGGCCCATCATTCTTTTGCCT TGTAACCCTTCTCTAGGTACAAGGGATCTGATAATAATACATTCCAGGAGT GCAGCCACTATCTGTTCTCAAAAGAGATTACTTCTGGCTGTCAGATACAAA AAGAAGATATCCAGCTCTACCAGACATTTGTTGTCCAGCTTCAGGACCCCC AGAAACCCCAGAGGCGAGCCGAACAGAAGCTAAACCTACAGAATCTTGGTA ATCGGGAAAGAAGTGGCCAAGAGGCCAGGGAGCTTAAAGGCACTGGAGTTT ATAGATTGTTCTTTTCTCATTGTTGGTCATGGGCAGAAAGGCGAAGATGGG GGGGGGGCGGGGAGGGATGAAGGGAATTACCTCCAAGATCCTGACTTGTCT AGGCCAGGGCAATGACCACGCACACACATATTCCAGTGATCCCATGGGCTC CAGAGAATCTAACACTTTATAACCTGAGTGAATCTCAGGTAGAACTGAGGT GGAAAAGCAGATACATAGAACGCTGTTTACAATACTTGGTGCAGTACCGGA GCAACCGAGATCGAAGCT.

[0062] Using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology, and the second exon gRNA sequence 1 and the fourth exon gRNA sequence 3 as the guide RNAs, the second IL2R knockout sequence was obtained, in which a total of 751 bases from the 17.sup.th to the 767.sup.th were deleted, and a total of 8 bases from 17.sup.th to the 27.sup.th were inserted after the 16.sup.th base. The sequence is specifically as follows:

Deletion #4:

[0063] ##STR00004##

[0064] Further, in the step (1), the in-vitro transcription of the CAS9 mRNA is carried out by using a T7 transcription kit, a T3 transcription kit or an SP6 transcription kit. The selection of the transcription kit is determined by the promoter that initiates the gRNA and Cas9 proteins.

[0065] Further, the pseudo-pregnant female rats in step (3) and step (4) are raised under SPF conditions.

[0066] The SPF (Specific pathogen Free) grade refers to the grade of no specific pathogen. The purpose of this solution is to construct immunodeficient rats, and the homozygous immunodeficient rats may be generated in the first generation by using the CRISPR/Cas9 knockout. Therefore, the preferred pseudo-pregnant female rats need to be raised under the SPF conditions.

[0067] In the technical solution of the present invention, the numbers of steps (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are only for the convenience of description, and are not used to limit the order of various steps in the construction method. As long as it is logically reasonable, the order of various steps in the method can vary. For example, the above step (1) can be performed independently with step (2) at the same time; step (2) can be performed before step (1); also, step (3) and step (4) can be performed independently at the same time, and there is no specific order limitation between the two steps.

[0068] The above-described specific implementation modes will be further described below through the following embodiments, but the present invention is not intended to be limited within the scope of the embodiments. The experimental methods in the following embodiments without specifying the specific conditions are selected according to conventional methods and conditions, or according to the instructions of the products. Other reagents, materials, and equipment that are not specifically described can be purchased directly through commercial channels.

Embodiment 1

[0069] (1) The gRNAs targeted for knocking out the Prkdc gene and IL2R gene of rat DNA were separately transcribed in-vitro, then mixed with the in-vitro transcribed CAS9 mRNA, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain the corresponding injection A and injection B for standby application.

[0070] Two gRNA sequences were used for knocking out the rat Prkdc gene, which were respectively: the first exon gRNA sequence 1: TTCCGGCACTATGGCGGACC; the first exon gRNA sequence 2: GCCAGTTACCAGCTGATCCG.

[0071] Two gRNA sequences were used for knocking out the rat IL2R gene, which were respectively: the second exon gRNA sequence 1: CAGCCGACCAACCTCACTAT; the fourth exon gRNA sequence 2: GAGTGAATCTCAGGTAGAAC.

[0072] The in-vitro transcription of the CAS9 mRNA was carried out by using a T7 transcription kit.

[0073] (2) The human SIRP genomic DNA was amplified, purified, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain injection C for standby application.

[0074] (3) The fallopian tubes were obtained from the peritoneal cavities of the pregnant female rats raised under SPF conditions, washed with physiological saline at a concentration of 0.9%, and the fertilized eggs were observed, picked and collected under a microscope.

[0075] (4) The injection A and the injection B were injected into the cytoplasm of the different fertilized eggs obtained in the step (3) by the microinjection method, and then the fertilized eggs of rats were transplanted into different pseudo-pregnant female rats raised under the SPF conditions, and a second-generation rat A and a second-generation rat B were bred;

[0076] (5) The injection C was injected into the pronucleus of another fertilized egg obtained in the step (3) by the microinjection method, and then the fertilized egg of rat was transplanted into another pseudo-pregnant female rat raised under the SPF conditions to obtain a second-generation rat C; and

[0077] (6) The second-generation rat A, the second-generation rat B and the second-generation rat C were intercrossed to breed an F1 generation; the F1 generation was further intercrossed to obtain IL2R and Prkdc gene knockout immunodeficient rat models with human SIRP gene.

Embodiment 2

[0078] (1) The gRNAs targeted for knocking out the Prkdc gene and IL2R gene of rat DNA were separately transcribed in-vitro, then mixed with the in-vitro transcribed CAS9 mRNA, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain the corresponding injection A and injection B for standby application.

[0079] Two gRNA sequences were used for knocking out the rat Prkdc gene, which were respectively: the first exon gRNA sequence 1: TTCCGGCACTATGGCGGACC; the first exon gRNA sequence 2: GCCAGTTACCAGCTGATCCG.

[0080] Two gRNA sequences were used for knocking out the rat IL2R gene, which were respectively: the second exon gRNA sequence 1: CAGCCGACCAACCTCACTAT; the fourth exon gRNA sequence 2: GAGTGAATCTCAGGTAGAAC.

[0081] Two other gRNA sequences were used for knocking out the rat IL2R gene, which were respectively: the second exon gRNA sequence 1: CAGCCGACCAACCTCACTAT; the fourth exon gRNA sequence 3: GAGCAACCGAGATCGAAGCT.

[0082] The in-vitro transcription of the CAS9 mRNA was carried out by using a T7 transcription kit.

[0083] (2) The human SIRP genomic DNA was amplified, purified, and frozen in RNase-free ultrapure water to obtain injection C for standby application.

[0084] (3) The fallopian tubes were obtained from the peritoneal cavities of the pregnant female rats raised under the SPF conditions, washed with physiological saline at a concentration of 0.9%, and the fertilized eggs were observed, picked and collected under a microscope.

[0085] (4) The injection A and the injection B were injected into the cytoplasm of the different fertilized eggs obtained in the step (3) by the microinjection method, and then the fertilized eggs of rats were transplanted into different pseudo-pregnant female rats raised under the SPF conditions, and a second-generation rat A and a second-generation rat B were bred;

[0086] (5) The injection C was injected into the pronucleus of another fertilized egg obtained in the step (3) by the microinjection method, and then the fertilized egg of rat was transplanted into another pseudo-pregnant female rat raised under the SPF conditions to obtain a second-generation rat C; and

[0087] (6) The second-generation rat A, the second-generation rat B and the second-generation rat C were intercrossed to breed an F1 generation; the F1 generation was further intercrossed to obtain IL2R and Prkdc gene knockout immunodeficient rat models with human SIRP gene.

[0088] FIG. 3 is a flow cytometric map of expressions of human SIRP (hSIRP) and rat SIRP (rSIRP) in peripheral blood of a normal wild rat (WT) and a rat overexpressing hSIRP (i.e., a second-generation rat C) in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0089] FIG. 4 is a flow cytometric map of NK cells, B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of a normal wild rat (WT) and a single-knockout Prkdc (Prkdc.sup.+/) rat and a double-knockout Prkdc (Prkdc.sup./) rat.

[0090] FIG. 5 is a flow cytometric map of NK cells, B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of a normal wild rat (WT) and a single-knockout IL2R (IL2R.sup.+/) rat and a double-knockout IL2R (IL2R.sup./) rats.

[0091] FIG. 6 is a flow cytometric map of NK cells, B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of a normal wild rat (WT) and an SG (IL2R.sup./, Prkdc.sup./) rat model and an NSG (hSIRP, Prkdc.sup./) rat model, and expressions of hSIRP and rSIRP.

[0092] In FIG. 4, the single-knockout Prkdc (Prkdc.sup.+/) rats and the double-knockout Prkdc (Prkdc.sup./) rats are two possible knockout examples of the second-generation rat A. In FIG. 5, the single-knockout IL2R (IL2R.sup.+/) rats and the double-knockout IL2R (IL2R.sup./) rats are two possible knockout examples of the second-generation rat B. In FIG. 6, the NSG rat is an immunodeficient rat model constructed by a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Comparative Example 1

[0093] NSG rat was used to perform human CD34.sup.+ hematopoietic stem cell transplantation through tail vein injection, and 1*10.sup.6 human CD34.sup.+ cells were transplanted. After 5 weeks, human immune cells were detected in both peripheral blood and bone marrow, without transplanting human thymus, human B cells (hCD19 positive) dominate, accounting for more than 65%, while T cells (hCD3 positive) and monocytes/macrophages (hCD14 positive) account for a small proportion. This fully indicates that NSG rats can be used to establish humanized rats.

[0094] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a development situation of human peripheral blood cells after 5 weeks of transplantation of human CD34.sup.+ hematopoietic stem cell through a tail vein injection into an immunodeficient rat model constructed by one embodiment of the present invention.

Comparative Example 2

[0095] Lung cancer tumor cells H460 and human embryonic stem cells H9 were subcutaneously injected into SG and NSG rat models, with 1*10.sup.5 cells, respectively.

[0096] FIGS. 8A-8C show tumor formation situations (size, volume and growth situations) of lung cancer cells H460 subcutaneously in SG and NSG rats.

[0097] FIGS. 8D-8F show tumor formation situations (size, volume and growth situations) of human embryonic stem cells H9 subcutaneously in SG and NSG rats.

[0098] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are merely used to facilitate understanding of the technical solutions and core ideas of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified, or, part or all of the technical features may be equivalently substituted, and such modifications or substitutions are also within the protective scope of the claims of the present invention.