title: Zinc-finger-based artificial transcription factors and their applications.
abstract: Artificial transcription factors (ATFs) are potentially a powerful molecular tool to modulate endogenous target gene expression in living cells and organisms. To date, many DNA-binding molecules have been developed as the DNA-binding domains for ATFs. Among them, ATFs comprising Cys(2)His(2)-type zinc-finger proteins (ZFPs) as the DNA-binding domain have been extensively explored. The zinc-finger-based ATFs specifically recognize targeting sites in chromosomes and effectively up- and downregulate expression of their target genes not only in vitro, but also in vivo. In this review, after briefly introducing Cys(2)His(2)-type ZFPs, I will review the studies of endogenous human gene regulation by zinc-finger-based ATFs and other applications as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan. sera@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sera
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015723:Gene Library; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA