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Team:Penn/MethylaseOverview
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After validating the MaGellin assay with non-specific methylases, we were ready to test site-specific methylases. Our MaGellin assay is ideal for high-throughput construction and testing of these enzymes. Site-specific methylases are fusion proteins: a DNA binding domain linked to a methylase by a serine glycine chain. They can direct DNA methylation to specific sequences, likely promoter regions for use as a transcriptional silencer. We used the prokaryotic methylase M.SssI for all of our studies (BBa_K1128000). | After validating the MaGellin assay with non-specific methylases, we were ready to test site-specific methylases. Our MaGellin assay is ideal for high-throughput construction and testing of these enzymes. Site-specific methylases are fusion proteins: a DNA binding domain linked to a methylase by a serine glycine chain. They can direct DNA methylation to specific sequences, likely promoter regions for use as a transcriptional silencer. We used the prokaryotic methylase M.SssI for all of our studies (BBa_K1128000). | ||
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Revision as of 01:52, 29 October 2013
Site-Specific Methylases
We wanted to first recapitulate published results with a zinc finger binding domain, and then characterize a novel site-specific methylase using a TALE DNA binding domain.
