(A) OPEN VEGF-A ZFNs and previously described IL2RγZFNs induce efficient gene targeting at endogenous genes in human K562 cells. Top part shows representative gel images from limited-cycle PCR/restriction digest assays and bottom part shows gene targeting frequency means (colored bars) and standard errors (error bars) from multiple experiments.
(B) Gene targeting efficiencies of OPEN VEGF-A ZFNs assessed nine days post-transfection by limited-cycle PCR/restriction digest and Southern blot assays.
(C) Vinblastine enhances gene targeting by OPEN VEGF-A and four-finger IL2RγZFNs. Assays performed four days post-transfection. Data presented as in (A).
(D) Toxicities of OPEN VEGF-A and four-finger IL2RγZFNs in human K562 cells. Means of GFP (green bars) and gene targeting ratios (purple bars) are shown. Error bars represent standard deviations. Single and double asterisks indicate p values <0.05 or <0.01, respectively.
(E) Gene targeting efficiencies of OPEN VEGF-A and four-finger IL2RγZFNs in toxicity experiments of (D). Means and standard deviations (error bars) are shown of PCR-based assays performed four days post-transfection.