"
Team:Calgary/Sandbox/Project/TALEs
From 2013.igem.org
(Difference between revisions)
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
<h1>TALEs</h1> | <h1>TALEs</h1> | ||
| - | <p><b>T</b>ranscription <b>A</b>ctivator <b>L</b>ike <b>E</b>ffector (TALE)s are naturally occurring proteins in <i> | + | <p><b>T</b>ranscription <b>A</b>ctivator <b>L</b>ike <b>E</b>ffector (TALE)s are naturally occurring proteins in <i>Xanthomonas</i> bacteria which are pathogenic to many plants. TALEs are used as a pathogenic factor to cause diseases. However recently we have discovered the modular property of TALEs which make them particularly amenable to genetic engineering and customization. </p> |
</section> | </section> | ||
</html> | </html> | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 3 September 2013
TALEs
Transcription Activator Like Effector (TALE)s are naturally occurring proteins in Xanthomonas bacteria which are pathogenic to many plants. TALEs are used as a pathogenic factor to cause diseases. However recently we have discovered the modular property of TALEs which make them particularly amenable to genetic engineering and customization.
