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SUBMITTER: Phelps CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3154759 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20021219 5605
The enzyme alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase (alpha1,3GT or GGTA1) synthesizes alpha1,3-galactose (alpha1,3Gal) epitopes (Galalpha1,3Galbeta1,4GlcNAc-R), which are the major xenoantigens causing hyperacute rejection in pig-to-human xenotransplantation. Complete removal of alpha1,3Gal from pig organs is the critical step toward the success of xenotransplantation. We reported earlier the targeted disruption of one allele of the alpha1,3GT gene in cloned pigs. A selection procedure based on a bacteria ...[more]