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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5478
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
Mobile group II intron RNAs insert directly into DNA target sites and are then reverse-transcribed into genomic DNA by the associated intron-encoded protein. Target site recognition involves modifiable base-pairing interactions between the intron RNA and a >14-nucleotide region of the DNA target site, as well as fixed interactions between the protein and flanking regions. Here, we developed a highly efficient Escherichia coli genetic assay to determine detailed target site recognition rules for the Lactococcus lactis group II intron Ll.LtrB and to select introns that insert into desired target sites. Using human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) proviral DNA and the human CCR5 gene as examples, we show that group II introns can be retargeted to insert efficiently into virtually any target DNA and that the retargeted introns retain activity in human cells. This work provides the practical basis for potential applications of targeted group II introns in genetic engineering, functional genomics, and gene therapy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
289
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
452-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Base Pairing, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Genes, pol, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Lactococcus lactis, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Proviruses, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-RNA, Catalytic, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Receptors, CCR5, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Recombination, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10903206-Transfection
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Group II introns designed to insert into therapeutically relevant DNA target sites in human cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.