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Production of α1,3-galactosyltransferase Gene-Deficient Wuzhishan Miniature Pigs by Fibroblasts Bearing Loss of Heterozygosity Mutations

WANG Fei1,2 , FENG Chong2 , LONG Chuan2, YUE Cheng-he1,2, WANG Ning2, LI Xi-rui2, CAO Sui-zhong1, LI Ming-zhou1, CHU Ming-xing2, PAN Deng-ke2*, SHUAI Su-rong1*   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Genetics&Breeding, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation ofMinistry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2012-10-22 Online:2013-04-23 Published:2013-04-23

Abstract:

 The production of the α 1,3-galactosyltransferase (GGTA1) gene-deficient Wuzhishan miniature pigs will provide the valuable genetically modificated animal models for the further development of the xenotransplantation between the pig and human. Based on our previous, establishment of the fibroblast cell lines using Wuzhishan miniature pig which been knocked out single GGTA1 allele by the way of promoter-trap, then selected spontaneous loss of heterozygosity cells from fibroblast cultures of heterozygous animals using a biotin-labeled IB4 lectin attached to streptavidin-coated magnetic beads. A total of 3 122 somatic nuclear transferred embryos reconstructed with the GGTA1-/- cells were transferred into 13 recipient pigs, four of them were pregnant, and producing 12 liveborns. Absences of GGTA1 in the cloned pigs were confirmed by PCR and Southern blotting. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that α1,3Gal antigens were not present in the cells of the cloned GGTA1-/- pigs. The production of GGTA1-/- pigs provided a typical paradigm and an important resource for the further development of genetically modified pigs for make organs tailored for transplantation to humans.

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