Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (3): 409-416.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.03.001

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Research Progress on CRISPR/Cas9 and Its Application in Pigs Genome Editing

LIU Siyuan1,3, LU Dan1,4, TANG Zhonglin1,2*   

  1. 1. Genome Analysis Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China;
    2. Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    3. Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China;
    4. Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2019-08-28 Online:2020-03-25 Published:2020-03-20

Abstract: CRISPR/Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat/CRISPR-associated protein 9) is a novel editing system, which is originally developed from the bacteria defense immune mechanism against viruses infection and plasmid transfer. As a simple, accurate, economical and efficient tool, this technology has been extensively used in the gene-editing and related research fields. The progress and application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in pig genome editing in the past few years are summarized in this review, and also discusses its future perspectives in pig breeding and clinical trials.

Key words: CRISPR/Cas9, genome editing, pig, application

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