Severe immunodeficient mice are widely used to examine human and animal cells behaviour in vivo. However, mice are short-lived and small in size; while large animals require specific large-scale equipment. Rabbits are also commonly employed as experimental models and are larger than mice or rats, easy to handle, and suitable for long-term observational and pre-clinical studies. Herein, we sought to develop and maintain stable strains of rabbits with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID) via the CRISPR/Cas9 system targeting Il2rg. Consequently, X-SCID rabbits presented immunodeficient phenotypes including the loss of T and B cells and hypoplasia of the thymus. Further, these rabbits exhibited a higher success rate with engraftments upon allogeneic transplantation of skin tissue than did wild type controls. X-SCID rabbits could be stably maintained for a minimum of four generations. These results indicate that X-SCID rabbits are effective animals for use in a non-rodent model of severe immunodeficiency.
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