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A Defect in DNA Ligase4 Enhances the Frequency of TALEN-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis in Rice.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2016
Nishizawa-Yokoi Ayako, Cermak Tomas, Hoshino Tomoki, Sugimoto Kazuhiko, Saika Hiroaki, Mori Akiko, Osakabe Keishi, Hamada Masao, Katayose Yuichi, Starker Colby, Voytas Daniel F, Toki Seiichi
Abstract excerpt
We have established methods for site-directed mutagenesis via transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) in the endogenous rice (Oryza sativa) waxy gene and demonstrated stable inheritance of TALEN-induced somatic mutations to the progeny. To analyze the role of classical nonhomologous end joining (cNHEJ) and alternative nonhomologous end joining (altNHEJ) pathways in TALEN-induced mutagenesis in...
Topics
- DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
- DNA End-Joining Repair
- DNA Ligases
- DNA, Plant
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Mutation
- Oryza
- Plant Proteins
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases
