Zinc finger nucleases

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genome editing tool
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ZFNs
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:CRISPR-Cas9
gptkb:TALENs
meganucleases
gptkbp:application animal genome editing
plant genome editing
human gene therapy
gptkbp:composedOf FokI DNA-cleavage domain
zinc finger DNA-binding domain
gptkbp:deliveredBy gptkb:protein
gptkb:virus
gptkb:gene
plasmid
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Dana_Carroll
gptkb:Sangamo_BioSciences
1990s
gptkbp:firstPublished 1996
gptkbp:function create double-strand breaks in DNA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zinc finger nucleases
gptkbp:limitation off-target effects
cytotoxicity
difficult design process
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction bind to specific DNA sequences
induce DNA double-strand breaks
gptkbp:modularDesign customizable DNA-binding domain
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Sangamo_BioSciences
gptkbp:recognitionSiteLength 18-36 base pairs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:CRISPR-Cas9
gptkb:TALENs
gptkbp:repairPathways gptkb:non-homologous_end_joining
gptkb:homology-directed_repair
gptkbp:requires dimerization for activity
gptkbp:target specific DNA sequences
gptkbp:usedFor genome editing
disease modeling
functional genomics
cell line engineering
crop improvement
gene knockout
gene correction
gene insertion
gene disruption
transgenic animal creation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:biotechnology
gptkb:medicine
basic research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TALENs
gptkb:Gene_Therapy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7