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Single-strand nicks induce homologous recombination with less toxicity than double-strand breaks using an AAV vector template.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Feb 2011
Metzger Michael J, McConnell-Smith Audrey, Stoddard Barry L, Miller A Dusty
Abstract excerpt
Gene targeting by homologous recombination (HR) can be induced by double-strand breaks (DSBs), however these breaks can be toxic and potentially mutagenic. We investigated the I-AniI homing endonuclease engineered to produce only nicks, and found that nicks induce HR with both plasmid and adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector templates. The rates of nick-induced HR were lower than with DSBs (24-fold lower for...
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