Induced DNA recombination by Cre recombinase protein transduction

Sunil K. Joshi, Kahoko Hashimoto, Pandelakis A. Koni

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Abstract

Cre is a DNA recombinase that recognizes 34 base-pair loxP sites of recombination. We have developed a cell-permeable Cre recombinase, TATCre, that is capable of mediating deletion of loxP-flanked targets by simply adding TATCre to cell cultures. Thus, TATCre allows efficient induced DNA recombination without the use of a Cre recombinase transgene or any other genetic material and should prove useful for the genetic manipulation of a wide variety of cell types that have been engineered to possess loxP sites.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)48-54
Number of pages7
JournalGenesis (United States)
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Cre recombinase
  • Gene deletion
  • Induced DNA recombination
  • Protein transduction
  • TAT

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology
  • Cell Biology

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