169 results about "Nuclear transplantation" patented technology

The invention provides a method of cloning a reproductive and respiratory syndrome resisting pig. The method comprises the following steps: transferring CRISPR / Cas9 targeting vectors and CD163 gene homologous recombination modification vectors into fibroblasts of a pig to obtain positive clone cells, wherein the seventh exon of the endogenous CD163 gene in the positive clone cells of the pig is replaced by the tenth exon of the CD163-L1 gene of human, so that the positive clone cells are incapable of mediating PRRSV invading; obtaining a clone embryo by adopting a somatic cell nucleus transfer technology by taking positive cells as nucleus transfer donor cells and oocytes as nucleus transfer recipient cells; and transferring the clone embryo into the uterus of the pig, and impregnating to obtain a cloned pig. The method provided by the invention is low in cost, the time of obtaining the homozygous pig is shortened greatly, the expression of the CD163 gene is not affected by gene editing, and a foundation is laid for the research into the gene function of large animals and the establishment of disease models on the basis of CRISPR / Cas9 mediated homologous recombination.

An improved method of nuclear transfer involving the transplantation of donor cell nuclei into enucleated oocytes of a species different from the donor cell is provided. The resultant nuclear transfer units are useful for the production of isogenic embryonic stem cells, in particular human isogenic embryonic or stem cells. These embryonic or stem-like cells are useful for producing desired differentiated cells and for introduction, removal or modification, of desired genes, e.g., at specific sites of the genome of such cells by homologous recombination. These cells, which may contain a heterologous gene, are especially useful in cell transplantation therapies and for in vitro study of cell differentiation.