Department of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
Genetics. 2010 Oct;186(2):757-61. doi: 10.1534/genetics.110.120717. Epub 2010 Jul 26.
Engineered nucleases that cleave specific DNA sequences in vivo are valuable reagents for targeted mutagenesis. Here we report a new class of sequence-specific nucleases created by fusing transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) to the catalytic domain of the FokI endonuclease. Both native and custom TALE-nuclease fusions direct DNA double-strand breaks to specific, targeted sites.
在体内切割特定 DNA 序列的工程化核酸酶是靶向诱变的有价值的试剂。在这里,我们报告了一类新的序列特异性核酸酶,它们是通过将转录激活因子样效应物(TALEs)融合到 FokI 内切酶的催化结构域而产生的。天然和定制的 TALE-核酸酶融合物将 DNA 双链断裂引导至特定的靶向位点。