Abstract:
:We have determined the ability of two well-characterized eukaryotic homing endonucleases, I-PpoI from the myxomycete Physarum polycephalum and I-CreI from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, to generate site-specific DNA double-strand breaks in human cells. These 18-kDa proteins cleave highly conserved 15- or 24-bp rDNA homing sites in their respective hosts to generate homogeneous 4-base, 3' ends that initiate target intron transposition or "homing." We show that both endonucleases can be expressed in human cells and can generate site-specific DNA double-strand breaks in 28S rDNA and homing site plasmids. These endonuclease-induced breaks can be repaired in vivo, although break repair is mutagenic with the frequent generation of short deletions or insertions. I-PpoI and I-CreI should be useful for analyzing DNA double-strand break repair in human cells and rDNA.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Monnat RJ Jr,Hackmann AF,Cantrell MAdoi
10.1006/bbrc.1999.0152subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-02-05 00:00:00pages
88-93issue
1eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(99)90152-3journal_volume
255pub_type
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