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The proliferation, differentiation and survival of mononuclear phagocytes depend on signals from the receptor for macrophage colony-stimulating factor, CSF1R. The mammalian  Csf1r  locus contains a highly conserved super-enhancer, the  fms -intronic regulatory element (FIRE). Here we show that genomic deletion of FIRE in mice selectively impacts CSF1R expression and tissue macrophage development in specific tissues. Deletion of FIRE ablates macrophage development from murine embryonic stem cells.  Csf1r  ΔFIRE/ΔFIRE  mice lack macrophages in the embryo, brain microglia and resident macrophages in the skin, kidney, heart and peritoneum. The homeostasis of other macrophage populations and monocytes is unaffected, but monocytes and their progenitors in bone marrow lack surface CSF1R. Finally,  Csf1r  ΔFIRE/ΔFIRE  mice are healthy and fertile without the growth, neurological or developmental abnormalities reported in  Csf1r  −/−  rodents.  Csf1r  ΔFIRE/ΔFIRE  mice thus provide a model to explore the homeostatic, physiological and immunological functions of tissue-specific macrophage populations in adult animals.

Deletion of a Csf1r enhancer selectively impacts CSF1R expression and development of tissue macrophage populations