Tre recombinase
Tre recombinase is an experimental enzyme that in lab tests has successfully removed DNA inserted by HIV from infected cells.[1] The enzyme was derived from Cre recombinase through selective mutation for the purposes of identifying HIV markers, which are not bounded by loxP sites and therefore disallow attempts at Cre-Lox recombination.
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External links
- Minkel, JR (June 28, 2007). "Designer enzyme cuts HIV out of infected cells". Scientific American.
- Hauber, Ilona; Hofmann-Sieber, Helga; Chemnitz, Jan; et al. (September 26, 2013). "Highly Significant Antiviral Activity of HIV-1 LTR-Specific Tre-Recombinase in Humanized Mice". PLoS Pathogens. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003587.
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