
AbstractBackgroundPig organ xenotransplantation is a potential solution for the severe organ shortage in clinic, while immunogenic genes need to be eliminated to improve the immune compatibility between humans and pigs. Current knockout strategies are mainly aimed at the genes causing hyperacute immune rejection (HAR) that occurs in the first few hours while adaptive immune reactions orchestrated by CD4 T cell thereafter also cause graft failure, in which process the MHC II molecule plays critical roles.MethodsThus, we generate a 4‐gene (GGTA1, CMAH, β4GalNT2, and CIITA) knockout pig by CRISPR/Cas9 and somatic cell nuclear transfer to compromise HAR and CD4 T cell reactions simultaneously.ResultsWe successfully obtained 4KO piglets with deficiency in all alleles of genes, and at cellular and tissue levels. Additionally, the safety of our animals after gene editing was verified by using whole‐genome sequencing and karyotyping. Piglets have survived for more than one year in the barrier, and also survived for more than 3 months in the conventional environment, suggesting that the piglets without MHC II can be raised in the barrier and then gradually mated in the conventional environment.Conclusions4KO piglets have lower immunogenicity, are safe in genomic level, and are easier to breed than the model with both MHC I and II deletion.
Graft Rejection, Gene Editing, Medicine (General), Swine, Transplantation, Heterologous, Nuclear Proteins, Regular Article, CD4 T cell, genetically edited pig, Galactosyltransferases, major histocompatibility complex II, Mixed Function Oxygenases, Animals, Genetically Modified, Gene Knockout Techniques, R5-920, xenotransplantation, Trans-Activators, Animals, Humans, N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases, immune rejection, CRISPR-Cas Systems
Graft Rejection, Gene Editing, Medicine (General), Swine, Transplantation, Heterologous, Nuclear Proteins, Regular Article, CD4 T cell, genetically edited pig, Galactosyltransferases, major histocompatibility complex II, Mixed Function Oxygenases, Animals, Genetically Modified, Gene Knockout Techniques, R5-920, xenotransplantation, Trans-Activators, Animals, Humans, N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases, immune rejection, CRISPR-Cas Systems
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