OMIA:002430-9823 : Beta-2-microglobulin deficiency in Sus scrofa (pig)

Categories: Immune system phene

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s) (MIM number): 109700 (gene)

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: no

Species-specific description: Sake et al. (2019) "demonstrate the feasibility of generating SLA class I knockout pigs by targeting the porcine beta-2-microglobulin gene using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Additionally, our findings indicate for the first time that this genetic modification might have a negative impact on the viability of the animals. These issues need to be solved to unveil the real value for xenotransplantation in the future." This study involves genetically modified organisms (GMO).

Genetic engineering: Yes - variants have been created artificially, e.g. by genetic engineering or gene editing
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Associated gene:

Symbol Description Species Chr Location OMIA gene details page Other Links
B2M beta-2-microglobulin Sus scrofa 1 NC_010443.5 (126878501..126865767) B2M Homologene, Ensembl , NCBI gene

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2023). OMIA:002430-9823: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2019 Sake, H.J., Frenzel, A., Lucas-Hahn, A., Nowak-Imialek, M., Hassel, P., Hadeler, K.G., Hermann, D., Becker, R., Eylers, H., Hein, R., Baars, W., Brinkmann, A., Schwinzer, R., Niemann, H., Petersen, B. :
Possible detrimental effects of beta-2-microglobulin knockout in pigs. Xenotransplantation 26:e12525, 2019. Pubmed reference: 31119817. DOI: 10.1111/xen.12525.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 18 Sep 2021
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 18 Dec 2023