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Background  Melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R), a rhodopsin-like G protein-coupled receptor, is an important regulator of metabolism. Although MC3R knock-out (KO) mice and rats were generated in earlier studies, the function of MC3R remains elusive. Since pig models have many advantages over rodents in metabolism research, we generated an MC3R-KO pig using a CRSPR/Cas9-based system combined with somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technology.    Method  Four CRSPR/Cas9 target vectors were constructed and then their cleavage efficiency was tested in porcine fetal fibroblasts (PFFs). The pX330-sgRNA1 and pX330-sgRNA4 vectors were used to co-transfect PFFs to obtain positive colonies. PCR screening and sequencing were conducted to identify the genotype of the colonies. The biallelically modified colonies and wild-type control colonies were used simultaneously as donor cells for SCNT. A total of 1203 reconstructed embryos were transferred into 6 surrogates, of which one became pregnant. The genotypes of the resulting piglets were determined by PCR and sequencing, and off-target effects in the MC3R KO piglets were detected by sequencing. Then, offspring were obtained through breeding and six male KO pigs were used for the growth performance analysis.    Results  Four vectors were constructed successfully, and their cleavage efficiencies were 27.96, 44.89, 32.72 and 38.86%, respectively. A total of 21 mutant colonies, including 11 MC3R −/−  and 10 MC3R +/−  clones, were obtained, corresponding to a gene targeting efficiency of 29.17%, with 15.28% biallelic mutations. A total of 6 piglets were born, and only two MC3R KO piglets were generated, one with malformations and a healthy one. No off-target effects were detected by sequencing in the healthy mutant. Six male MC3R KO pigs were obtained in the F2 generation and their body weight and body fat were both increased compared to wild-type full siblings.    Conclusion  A MC3R KO pig strain was generated using the CRSIPR/Cas9-based system, which makes it possible to study the biological function of MC3R in a non-rodent model.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12944-019-1073-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Generation of an MC3R knock-out pig by CRSPR/Cas9 combined with somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technology