实验动物与比较医学 ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 379-392.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2025.024

• 人类疾病动物模型 •    下一篇

GTKO/hCD55基因编辑异种器官移植供体猪的构建及功能验证

王娇祥1,2,3, 张璐1,2,4, 陈姝含1,2,4, 角德灵1,2,4, 赵恒1,2,4, 魏太云1,2,4, 郭建雄1,2,4, 徐凯祥1,2,4, 魏红江1,2,3,4()()   

  1. 1.云南省小型猪基因编辑与异种器官移植重点实验室, 昆明 650201
    2.云南省异种器官移植工程研究中心, 昆明 650201
    3.云南农业大学动物科学技术学院, 昆明 650201
    4.云南农业大学动物医学院, 昆明 650201
  • 收稿日期:2025-02-20 修回日期:2025-04-27 出版日期:2025-08-25 发布日期:2025-09-01
  • 通讯作者: 魏红江(1971—),男,博士,教授,主要从事动物基因编辑与体细胞克隆技术研究。E-mail: hongjiangwei@126.com。ORCID: 0000-0002-5663-1093
  • 作者简介:王娇祥(1996—),女,博士研究生,主要从事基因编辑研究。E-mail:jiaoxiangwang2021@126.com
    张璐(2000—),女,硕士研究生,主要从事基础兽医学研究。E-mail:3077289149@qq.com
    陈姝含(1996—),女,硕士研究生,主要从事基础兽医学研究。E-mail:chenshuhan090203@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划-干细胞及转化研究重点专项“异种移植用人源化基因编辑供体猪的构建及临床前研究”(2019YFA0110700)

Construction and Functional Validation of GTKO/hCD55 Gene-Edited Xenotransplant Donor Pigs

WANG Jiaoxiang1,2,3, ZHANG Lu1,2,4, CHEN Shuhan1,2,4, JIAO Deling1,2,4, ZHAO Heng1,2,4, WEI Taiyun1,2,4, GUO Jianxiong1,2,4, XU Kaixiang1,2,4, WEI Hongjiang1,2,3,4()()   

  1. 1.Yunnan Province Key Laboratory for Porcine Gene Editing and Xenotransplantation, Kunming 650201, China
    2.Yunnan Province Xenotransplantation Research Engineering Center, Kunming 650201, China
    3.Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
    4.College of Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2025-02-20 Revised:2025-04-27 Published:2025-08-25 Online:2025-09-01
  • Contact: WEI Hongjiang (ORCID: 0000-0002-5663-1093), E-mail: hongjiangwei@126.com

摘要:

目的 开发α-1,3半乳糖苷转移酶基因敲除(α-1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout,GTKO)/人CD55(human CD55,hCD55)转基因的基因编辑异种器官移植供体猪并进行功能验证。 方法 利用成簇的规律间隔的短回文重复序列(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats,CRISPR)/CRISPR相关蛋白核酸酶9(CRISPR-associated nuclease 9,Cas9)、PiggyBac转座子技术和体细胞克隆技术,构建GTKO/hCD55基因编辑的滇南小耳猪,通过Sanger测序、实时荧光定量PCR、流式细胞术、免疫荧光实验、重亚硫酸盐测序、抗原抗体结合实验和补体依赖的细胞毒性实验分析其表型及功能。 结果 将基因编辑载体PX458和PiggyBac转染至野生型胎猪成纤维细胞后,经嘌呤霉素药物筛选获得48个单细胞克隆,挑选2个单细胞克隆进行体细胞克隆,获得2个妊娠33 d的胎猪。F01胎猪的α-1,3-半乳糖基转移酶(α-1,3-galactosyltransferase,GGTA1)基因型为-17 bp和野生型(wild type,WT),F02胎猪的GGTA1基因型为-26 bp/+2 bp和-3 bp。两个胎猪的hCD55 mRNA表达量均显著高于WT猪(P<0.01),以F02胎猪作为供体细胞来源进行连续克隆后获得11头存活仔猪,鉴定均为GTKO/hCD55基因编辑猪。这些猪的α-Gal抗原表达缺失,但hCD55出现弱表达或不表达的情况。因此,对hCD55基因的CpG岛进行甲基化分析,结果表明在不表达hCD55的肾脏组织中hCD55基因的CpG岛被高甲基化,而表达hCD55的肾脏组织中hCD55基因的CpG岛未被甲基化或部分被甲基化。对hCD55基因的CpG岛进行密码子优化降低CG含量后,可实现hCD55基因的稳定表达。此外,抗原抗体结合实验表明人IgM结合到GTKO/hCD55基因编辑猪成纤维细胞的数量显著小于WT猪(P<0.01);补体依赖的细胞毒性实验表明GTKO/hCD55猪的成纤维细胞成活率明显高于WT猪(P<0.01)。 结论 成功获得了GTKO/hCD55基因编辑异种器官移植供体猪,并通过密码子优化降低了hCD55基因CpG岛的CG含量,从而有效避免甲基化导致的基因表达沉默。本研究可为供体猪的开发提供借鉴,将指导后续异种器官移植研究。

关键词: 异种器官移植, 滇南小耳猪, α-1, 3-半乳糖基转移酶, 人CD55

Abstract:

Objective To develop GTKO (α-1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout, GTKO)/hCD55 (human CD55) gene-edited xenotransplant donor pigs and verify their function. Methods In this study, CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)/Cas9 (CRISPR-associated nuclease 9), PiggyBac transposon technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer technology were used to construct GTKO/hCD55 gene-edited Diannan miniature pigs. The phenotype and function of GTKO/hCD55 pigs were analyzed by Sanger sequencing, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, bisulfite sequencing, antigen-antibody binding assays, and complement-dependent cytotoxicity assays. Results After transfection of PX458 and PiggyBac gene editing vectors into wild-type fetal pig fibroblasts, 48 single-cell colonies were obtained through puromycin drug screening. Two single-cell colonies were selected for somatic cell nuclear transfer, resulting in two fetal pigs at 33 days of gestation. The GGTA1(α-1,3-galactosyltransferase) genotypes of fetal pig F01 were -17 bp and wild type (WT), while the GGTA1 genotypes of fetal pig F02 were -26 bp/+2 bp and -3 bp. The hCD55 mRNA expression levels of both fetal pigs were significantly higher than those of WT pigs (P<0.01). The fetal pig F02 was selected as the donor cell source for recloning, 11 surviving piglets were obtained, all identified as GTKO/hCD55 gene-edited pigs. These pigs showed absence of α-Gal antigen expression, but weak or no expression of hCD55 was observed. Methylation analysis of the hCD55 gene's CpG island showed hypermethylation in kidney tissue lacking hCD55 expression, whereas it was not methylated or partially methylated in kidney tissue expressing hCD55. Moreover, codon optimization of the CpG island of the hCD55 gene to reduce CG content could achieve stable expression of the hCD55 gene. In addition, antigen-antibody binding experiment showed that the amount of human IgM binding to GTKO/hCD55 gene-edited pig fibroblasts was significantly lower than that of WT pigs (P<0.01). Complement-dependent cytotoxicity experiment showed that the survival rate of fibroblasts in GTKO/hCD55 pigs was significantly higher than that in WT pigs (P<0.01). Conclusion This study demonstrates the successful generation of GTKO/hCD55 gene-edited xenotransplant donor pigs. Methylation-induced gene silencing of the hCD55 gene can be effectively avoided by reducing the CG content of the CpG island through codon optimization. This study provides a reference for the development of xenotransplant donor pigs and guides subsequent research on xenotransplantation.

Key words: Xenotransplantation, Diannan miniature pigs, α-1,3-galactosyltransferase, Human CD55

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