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Production of alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout pigs by nuclear transfer cloning.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 Feb 2002
Lai Liangxue, Kolber-Simonds Donna, Park Kwang-Wook, Cheong Hee-Tae, Greenstein Julia L, Im Gi-Sun, Samuel Melissa, Bonk Aaron, Rieke August, Day Billy N, Murphy Clifton N, Carter David B, Hawley Robert J, Prather Randall S
Abstract excerpt
The presence of galactose alpha-1,3-galactose residues on the surface of pig cells is a major obstacle to successful xenotransplantation. Here, we report the production of four live pigs in which one allele of the alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase locus has been knocked out. These pigs were produced by nuclear transfer technology; clonal fetal fibroblast cell lines were used as nuclear donors for embryos...
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