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US 9,453,054 B2Granted
Modular DNA-binding domains and methods of use
OwnerUlla Bonas, Jens Boch +2inventors
InventorsUlla Bonas, Jens Boch, Sebastian Schornack, Thomas Lahaye
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Abstract
The present invention refers to methods for selectively recognizing a base pair in a DNA sequence by a polypeptide, to modified polypeptides which specifically recognize one or more base pairs in a DNA sequence and, to DNA which is modified so that it can be specifically recognized by a polypeptide and to uses of the polypeptide and DNA in specific DNA targeting as well as to methods of modulating expression of target genes in a cell.
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A non-human animal cell or in vitro human cell comprising a fusion protein, the fusion protein comprising
- (a) an artificial transcription activator-like (TAU) effector repeat domain of contiguous repeat units 33 to 35 amino acids in length and
- (b) a heterologous functional domain,
- wherein the repeat domain is engineered for recognition of a predetermined nucleotide sequence in the non-human animal cell or in vitro human cell, and
- wherein the fusion protein is capable of recognizing the predetermined nucleotide sequence in the non-human animal cell or in vitro human cell.
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