Generation of germline ablated male pigs by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the NANOS2 gene

Ki-Eun Park; Amy V. Kaucher; Anne Powell; Muhamad Salman Waqas; Shelley E.S. Sandmaier; Melissa J. Oatley; Chi-Hun Park; Ahmed Tibary; David M. Donovan; Le Ann Blomberg; Simon Lillico; Christopher Whitelaw; Alan Mileham; Bhanu Telugu; Jon M. Oatley

doi:10.1038/srep40176

Generation of germline ablated male pigs by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the NANOS2 gene

Ki-Eun Park, Amy V. Kaucher, Anne Powell, Muhamad Salman Waqas, Shelley E.S. Sandmaier, Melissa J. Oatley, Chi-Hun Park, Ahmed Tibary, David M. Donovan, Le Ann Blomberg, Simon Lillico, Christopher Whitelaw, Alan Mileham, Bhanu Telugu, Jon M. Oatley

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Genome editing tools have revolutionized the generation of genetically modified animals including livestock. In particular, the domestic pig is a proven model of human physiology and an agriculturally important species. In this study, we utilized the CRISPR/Cas9 system to edit the NANOS2 gene in pig embryos to generate offspring with mono-allelic and bi-allelic mutations. We found that NANOS2 knockout pigs phenocopy knockout mice with male specific germline ablation but other aspects of testicular development are normal. Moreover, male pigs with one intact NANOS2 allele and female knockout pigs are fertile. From an agriculture perspective, NANOS2 knockout male pigs are expected to serve as an ideal surrogate for transplantation of donor spermatogonial stem cells to expand the availability of gametes from genetically desirable sires.

Original language	English
Article number	40176
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	7
Early online date	10 Jan 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep40176
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 10 Jan 2017

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Park, K-E., Kaucher, A. V., Powell, A., Waqas, M. S., Sandmaier, S. E. S., Oatley, M. J., Park, C-H., Tibary, A., Donovan, D. M., Blomberg, L. A., Lillico, S., Whitelaw, C., Mileham, A., Telugu, B., & Oatley, J. M. (2017). Generation of germline ablated male pigs by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the NANOS2 gene. Scientific Reports, 7, [40176]. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep40176

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