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Aggression in cataract-bearing alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout mice.
Laboratory animals - 1 Jan 2008
Sørensen Dorte Bratbo, Dahl Kirsten, Ersbøll Annette Kjaer, Kirkeby Svend, d'Apice Anthony J F, Hansen Axel Kornerup
Abstract excerpt
The Galalpha1-3Galbeta1-4GlcNAc epitope is the key antigen in the hyperacute rejection of pig-to-man xenotransplantation. In the alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout (alpha-1,3GT-KO) mouse - a model for xenograft donor pigs - a targeted mutation of the alpha-1,3 galactosyltransferase gene (Ggta1) has been constructed. These mice are depleted of the carbohydrate antigen and besides the mice are also known to...
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