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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Xenotransplantation. 2021 Dec 29;29(2):e12723. doi: 10.1111/xen.12723

Table 1:

Known carbohydrate xenoantigens expressed on pig cells.

Carbohydrate (Abbreviation) Responsible enzyme Gene-knockout pig
1.Galactose-α1,3-galactose (Gal). α1,3-galactosyltransferase GTKO
2.N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc). CMAH CMAH-KO
3.Sda β−1,4N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase. β4GalNT2-KO

CMAH = Cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH).