Targeted insertion of an anti-CD2 monoclonal antibody transgene into the GGTA1 locus in pigs using FokI-dCas9

Abstract Xenotransplantation from pigs has been advocated as a solution to the perennial shortage of donated human organs and tissues. CRISPR/Cas9 has facilitated the silencing of genes in donor pigs that contribute to xenograft rejection. However, the generation of modified pigs using second-genera...

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Main Authors: Mark B. Nottle, Evelyn J. Salvaris, Nella Fisicaro, Stephen McIlfatrick, Ivan Vassiliev, Wayne J. Hawthorne, Philip J. O’Connell, Jamie L. Brady, Andrew M. Lew, Peter J. Cowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09030-6