Brian T Burger, Benjamin P Beaton, Matthew A Campbell, Benjamin T Brett, Melissa S Rohrer, Sarah Plummer, Dylan Barnes, Ke Jiang, Sudhir Naswa, Jeremy Lange, Alina Ott, Elizabeth Alger, Gonzalo Rincon, Steven Rounsley, Jeff Betthauser, Namdori R Mtango, Joshua A Benne, Jessica Hammerand, Codie J Durfee, Marisa L Rotolo, Peter Cameron, Alexandra M Lied, Matthew J Irby, David B Nyer, Chris K Fuller, Scott Gradia, Steven B Kanner, Ki-Eun Park, Jerel Waters, Sean Simpson, Bhanu P Telugu, Brianna C Salgado, Alberto Brandariz-Nuñez, Raymond R R Rowland, Matt Culbertson, Elena Rice, A Mark Cigan
Disease resistance genes in livestock provide health benefits to animals and opportunities for farmers to meet the growing demand for affordable, high-quality protein. Previously, researchers used gene editing to modify the porcine CD163 gene and demonstrated resistance to a harmful virus that causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS). To maximize potential benefits, this disease resistance trait needs to be present in commercially relevant breeding populations for multiplication and distribution of pigs...
February 2024: CRISPR Journal