Targeted correction of a thalassemia-associated β-globin mutation induced by pseudo-complementary peptide nucleic acids
Lonkar P, Kim KH, Kuan JY, Chin JY, Rogers FA, Knauert MP, Kole R, Nielsen PE, Glazer PM. Targeted correction of a thalassemia-associated β-globin mutation induced by pseudo-complementary peptide nucleic acids. Nucleic Acids Research 2009, 37: 3635-3644. PMID: 19364810, PMCID: PMC2699504, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-globin geneNucleotide excision repair factorsAltered helical structureExcision repair factorsSingle base-pair modificationTriplex-forming peptide nucleic acidsPseudo-complementary peptide nucleic acidsDisease-related genesDonor DNA fragmentsComplementary DNA sequenceNucleic acidsProper splicingRepair factorsSite-specific bindingMammalian cellsSite-specific modificationDNA repairDNA sequencesGene targetingSecond intronDNA fragmentsHuman cellsTriple helix formationGene correctionHuman fibroblast cells