Generation of germ cell-deficient pigs by NANOS3 knockout

• Main Authors: Yuhei KOGASAKA (Author), Sho MURAKAMI (Author), Shiro YAMASHITA (Author), Daisuke KIMURA (Author), Yoshinori FURUMOTO (Author), Kana IGUCHI (Author), Yutaka SENDAI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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NANOS3 is an evolutionarily conserved gene expressed in primordial germ cells that is important for germ cell development. Germ cell deletion by NANOS3 knockout has been reported in several mammalian species, but its function in pigs is unclear. In the present study, we investigated the germline eff...