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. 2017 May 8;8:15318. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15318

Figure 2. Design and selection of TALEs for HIV-1 proviral DNA targeting.

Figure 2

(a) Schematic of HIV-1 proviral genome illustrating the distribution of U3, R and U5 regions in 5′-LTR. (b) Schema depicting the pair of N2 TALEs and their binding sites on the HIV-1 proviral genome. The constructed TALEs contain the central DNA-binding domain with 19.5 and 16.5 repeat units (green boxes), respectively, and nuclear localization sequence at the N-terminus. The target sequences are highlighted in red. (c) Activity of six custom TALE pairs targeting diverse sequences of LTR in a reporter-based yeast assay. Activity was measured in a yeast-based assay in which cleavage and recombination reconstitutes a functional lacZ gene. Activity was normalized to a PC positive control, and NC indicated mock control. Error bars denote s.d.; n=3.