# Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

CRISPR-Cas9 editing of a 20–150 bp region of the bovine PRLR gene, combined with somatic cell nuclear transfer, to study heat-stress resilience in dairy cow embryos.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/imau/
Updated: 2026-07-06

- Country: China

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China | https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14231856, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/23/1856 |
| Research focus | CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of a 20–150 bp region of the bovine PRLR gene to study heat-stress resilience in dairy cows, combined with somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) | https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14040425, https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14231856, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/23/1856 |
| Facility | Animal Embryo and Developmental Engineering Key Laboratory of Higher Education, Institutions of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Key Laboratory of Basic Veterinary Medicine | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/23/1856 |
| Principal staff | Guifang Cao, Yong Zhang, Xin Cheng, Daqing Wang, Li Lu, Yiyi Liu (College of Veterinary Medicine/College of Life Sciences) | https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14040425, https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14231856, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/23/1856 |
| Publications | Cells, 2025, 14(23), 1856 [medium confidence] | https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14231856, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/23/1856 |
| Publications | Biology, 2025, 14(4), 425 [medium confidence] | https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14040425 |

Independent sources: doi.org, mdpi.com

## Technologies

- [Livestock genetic engineering and precision breeding](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/livestock-gene-editing-precision-breeding/)