A Simple Cipher Governs DNA Recognition by TAL Effectors

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Summary

It is shown that a repeat-variable pair of residues specifies the nucleotides in the target site, one pair to one nucleotide, with no apparent context dependence, which represents a previously unknown mechanism for protein-DNA recognition that explains TAL effector specificity, enables target site prediction, and opens prospects for use of TAL effects in research and biotechnology.

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2009-12-11
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Effector, Hypervariable region, Biology, DNA, Genetics

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