SEQUENCE ENABLED REASSEMBLY (SEER) - A NOVEL METHOD FOR VISUALIZING SPECIFIC DNA SEQUENCES
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1. A nucleotide sequence detection system comprising:
- a first protein wherein said protein comprises at least sequence-specific DNA binding domain and the N-terminal oligomerization domain of a split-protein enzyme, wherein said at least one zinc finger domain is separated from said N-terminal oligomerization domain of said split-protein enzyme by a linker; and
a second protein wherein said protein comprises at least sequence-specific DNA binding domain and the C-terminal oligomerization domain of said split-protein enzyme, wherein said at least one zinc finger domain is separated from said C-terminal oligomerization domain of said split-protein enzyme by a linker.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a nucleotide sequence detection system in which a reporter enzyme is split into two halves each half of which is associated with at least one zinc finger domain. Upon DNA binding to the specific sequence defined by the zinc finger domains associated with the respective halves, the split-protein reassembles to reconstitute a functional enzyme. As such, the present invention provides methods of using the nucleotide sequence detection system for various diagnostic and identification purposes.
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1. A nucleotide sequence detection system comprising:
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a first protein wherein said protein comprises at least sequence-specific DNA binding domain and the N-terminal oligomerization domain of a split-protein enzyme, wherein said at least one zinc finger domain is separated from said N-terminal oligomerization domain of said split-protein enzyme by a linker; and a second protein wherein said protein comprises at least sequence-specific DNA binding domain and the C-terminal oligomerization domain of said split-protein enzyme, wherein said at least one zinc finger domain is separated from said C-terminal oligomerization domain of said split-protein enzyme by a linker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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