title: [Zinc finger nucleases and their application].
abstract: Zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), which is a chimeric fusion structure between a Cys2-His2 zinc-finger protein (ZFP) and the cleavage domain of Fok I endonuclease, can be used to introduce targeted double-stranded breaks (DSBs). ZFN-mediated cleavage leads to mutations when double-stranded breaks are repaired by homologous recombination (HR) or nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). In recent years, ZFNs are widely used in the fields of genetic research. In this review, the methodology and technical advantages of ZFNs were briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shan-shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Ying-zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Duan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: C035042:endodeoxyribonuclease FokI; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific