The role of KRAB-ZFPs in transposable element repression and mammalian evolution

P Yang, Y Wang, TS Macfarlan - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
Kruppel-associated box zinc-finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs) make up the largest family of
transcription factors in humans. These proteins emerged in the last common ancestor of …

A guide to the optogenetic regulation of endogenous molecules

KY Manoilov, VV Verkhusha, DM Shcherbakova - Nature methods, 2021 - nature.com
Genetically encoded tools for the regulation of endogenous molecules (RNA, DNA elements
and protein) are needed to study and control biological processes with minimal interference …

ZincBind—the database of zinc binding sites

SM Ireland, ACR Martin - Database, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Zinc is one of the most important biologically active metals. Ten per cent of the human
genome is thought to encode a zinc binding protein and its uses encompass catalysis …

Corneal gene therapy: structural and mechanistic understanding

R Kumar, NR Sinha, RR Mohan - The Ocular Surface, 2023 - Elsevier
Cornea, a dome-shaped and transparent front part of the eye, affords 2/3rd refraction and
barrier functions. Globally, corneal diseases are the leading cause of vision impairment …

Fusion Peptides That Bind to and Modify Target Nucleic Acid Sequences

GM Church, L Yang - US Patent App. 12/939,505, 2011 - Google Patents
Novel methods and compositions for altering target nucleic acid (eg, DNA eg, genomic DNA)
sequences are provided. Fusion proteins including one or more DNA binding domains and …

The mechanism of metal homeostasis in plants: A new view on the synergistic regulation pathway of membrane proteins, lipids and metal ions

D Wu, M Saleem, T He, G He - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal stress (HMS) is one of the most destructive abiotic stresses which seriously
affects the growth and development of plants. Recent studies have shown significant …

人工锌指核酸酶介导的基因组定点修饰技术

肖安, 胡莹莹, 王唯晔, 杨志芃, 王展翔, 黄鹏, 佟向军… - 遗传, 2011 - chinagene.cn
锌指核酸酶(ZFN) 由锌指蛋白(ZFP) 结构域和Fok I 核酸内切酶的切割结构域人工融合而成,
是近年来发展起来的一种可用于基因组定点改造的分子工具. ZFN 可识别并结合特定的DNA …

InterMetalDB: a database and browser of intermolecular metal binding sites in macromolecules with structural information

JB Tran, A Krezel - Journal of Proteome Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
InterMetalDB is a free-of-charge database and browser of intermolecular metal binding sites
that are present on the interfaces of macromolecules forming larger assemblies based on …

EENdb: a database and knowledge base of ZFNs and TALENs for endonuclease engineering

A Xiao, Y Wu, Z Yang, Y Hu, W Wang… - Nucleic acids …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We report here the construction of engineered endonuclease database
(EENdb)(http://eendb. zfgenetics. org/), a searchable database and knowledge base for …

A Comprehensive Review of Computation‐Based Metal‐Binding Prediction Approaches at the Residue Level

N Ye, F Zhou, X Liang, H Chai, J Fan… - BioMed research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Clear evidence has shown that metal ions strongly connect and delicately tune the dynamic
homeostasis in living bodies. They have been proved to be associated with protein structure …