Porcine animals lacking any expression of functional alpha 1, 3 galactosyltransferase
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1. A pig that lacks any expression of functional alpha1,3 galactosyltransferase.
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Abstract
The present invention is a porcine animal, tissue, organ, cells and cell lines, which lack any expression of functional alpha 1,3 galactosyltransferase (alpha1,3GT). These animals, tissues, organs and cells can be used in xenotransplantation and for other medical purposes.
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1. A pig that lacks any expression of functional alpha1,3 galactosyltransferase.
- 2. An organ of a pig that lacks any expression of functional alpha1,3 galactosyltransferase.
- 8. A tissue of a pig that lacks any expression of functional alpha1,3 galactosyltransferase.
- 13. A cell or a cell line from a pig that lacks any expression of functional alpha1,3 galactosyltransferase.
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17. A method for the production of a pig that lacks any expression of functional alpha1,3 galactosyltransferase comprising:
- breeding a male pig heterozygous for the alpha-1,3-GT gene with a female pig heterozygous for the alpha-1,3-GT gene.
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22. A method for producing an alpha 1,3 GT deficient non-human animal comprising:
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(a) exposing a population of cells to C. difficile toxin A;
(b) removing cells which lift from the surface matrix because they are adversely affected by toxin A due to the receptor-mediated cytotoxicity of the toxin;
(c) expanding and maintaining those cells which do not show the effects of receptor-mediated cytotoxicity;
(d) using these toxin A-resistant cells as nuclear donors for nuclear transplantation into a suitable recipient cell;
(e) implanting the fused and activated cells into a female surrogate; and
(f) producing a cloned animal which exhibits a deficiency or complete lack of gal alpha1,3-gal epitopes on its cell surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 48)
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40. A cell that carries a homozygous knockout for the gal alpha-1,3-GT gene in which at least one allele contains a natural or spontaneous mutation in the gal alpha-1,3-GT gene, wherein said cell is produced by a method comprising:
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(a) exposing a population of cells to C. difficile toxin A;
(b) removing cells which are adversely affected by toxin A due to the receptor-mediated cytotoxicity of the toxin; and
(c) expanding and maintaining a cell that does not not show the effects of receptor-mediated cytotoxicity. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50)
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