Zinc Finger Nuclease

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genome editing tool
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ZFN
gptkbp:application animal genome modification
human gene therapy
plant genome modification
gptkbp:cleavage dimerization of FokI domains required
gptkbp:composedOf zinc finger DNA-binding domain
DNA-cleavage domain
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:CRISPR-Cas9
gptkb:TALEN
gptkbp:deliveredBy gptkb:protein
gptkb:virus
gptkb:gene
plasmid
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Dana_Carroll
gptkb:Sangamo_BioSciences
1990s
gptkbp:DNA-cleavage_domain gptkb:FokI_nuclease
gptkbp:firstPublished 1996
gptkbp:function induces double-strand breaks in DNA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zinc Finger Nuclease
gptkbp:limitation cost
off-target effects
design complexity
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction induces site-specific DNA double-strand breaks
gptkbp:numberOfFingers typically 3 to 6 per ZFN
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Sangamo_BioSciences
gptkbp:recognizedBy zinc finger motifs bind 3 base pairs each
gptkbp:repairMechanism gptkb:non-homologous_end_joining
gptkb:homology-directed_repair
gptkbp:target specific DNA sequences
gptkbp:targetingMechanism engineered zinc finger proteins recognize specific DNA sequences
gptkbp:usedFor genome editing
functional genomics
crop improvement
gene knockout
gene correction
gene insertion
animal model generation
HIV gene therapy
beta-thalassemia gene editing
gene correction in stem cells
gene disruption
sickle cell disease gene editing
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:biotechnology
gptkb:medicine
basic research
clinical trials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ZFN
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6