Research in the field of somatic cell nuclear transfer （SCNT） and transgenic cloning in pigs has become a global hotspot, because porcine organs probably can be the first source of donor organs for human xenotranspl...Research in the field of somatic cell nuclear transfer （SCNT） and transgenic cloning in pigs has become a global hotspot, because porcine organs probably can be the first source of donor organs for human xenotransplantation. In recent years, though great progress has been made in porcine SCNT, the efficiency of nuclear transfer remains very low （ 〈 1% ）. Thus, it is necessary to improve the procedure of nuclear transfer and to investigate some basic problems further. Recent progress and the related problems of SCNT in pigs are reviewed and analyzed so as to offer some beneficial illumination to researchers.展开更多
文摘Research in the field of somatic cell nuclear transfer （SCNT） and transgenic cloning in pigs has become a global hotspot, because porcine organs probably can be the first source of donor organs for human xenotransplantation. In recent years, though great progress has been made in porcine SCNT, the efficiency of nuclear transfer remains very low （ 〈 1% ）. Thus, it is necessary to improve the procedure of nuclear transfer and to investigate some basic problems further. Recent progress and the related problems of SCNT in pigs are reviewed and analyzed so as to offer some beneficial illumination to researchers.
