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. 2018 Apr 30;46(10):4845–4871. doi: 10.1093/nar/gky289

Table 1. Summary of many of the significant attempts to engineer the DNA recognition properties of the protein systems discussed in this review. While not intended to be entirely comprehensive and complete, this table is intended to assist reviewers in following the details of the main text.

Platform and year(s) Targets and development Engineering approach References
Zinc Fingers
1992–1993 Novel DNA triplets Structure-based modeling (49–51)
1994–1995 Novel DNA triplets Phage Display (52–55)
1999 Novel sites with GNN triplets (56)
2000 Novel 9 basepair targets Bacterial two-hybrid selections (61)
2001 Novel triplets with ANN and CNN triplets Phage Display (57,58)
2001 Novel 9 basepair targets Phage Display; hybrid 3 finger library panning (60)
2001 Novel 12 to 18 basepair targets Assembly of two-finger ZFP subunits (64)
2002 - 2003 Drosophia yellow gene target Modular assembly (31,32)
2005 Human IL2Rg gene target Zinc finger selections and assembly (22)
2008 Novel 9 basepair targets Bacterial two-hybrid selections (62)
2011 Novel 9 basepair targets Informatics-driven, Context-dependent ZFP assembly (63)
Meganucleases
2002 Single basepair target variants (I-CreI) Bacterial gene elimination assay/screen (97)
2002 Activity-based selection (I-SceI) Bacterial gene elimination assay/screen (98)
2002 Hybrid nuclease generation (I-CreI/I-DmoI –> H-DreI Structure-based computational redesign (110)
2003 Single basepair target variants (PI-SceI) Bacterial two-hybrid selections (96)
2006 Single basepair target variant (I-MsoI Structure-based computational redesign (99)
2006 Multiple base pair target variants (I-CreI) Bacterial ene elmination assay/screen (100)
2006 Multiple basepair target variants (I-CreI) Eukaryotic gene recombination assay/screen (101–103)
2009 Individual and multiple base pair target variants (I-AniI) Structure-based computational redesign and bacterial selections (89)
2009–2010 Monomerization of homodimeric meganuclease (I-CreI) Structure-based modeling and activity-based selections (113,114)
2009 Activity-based selections (I-AniI) Yeast surface display (130)
2010 Maize liguless gene target (I-CreI) Structure-based modeling and activity-based selections (113)
2010 Multiple basepair target variants (I-MsoI) Structure-based computational redesign (105)
2014 Human Brutons Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) get target (I-AniI) Structure-based computational redesign and Yeast Surface Display (107)
2007–2013 Various eukaryotic gene targets (I-CreI) Structure-based modeling; bacterial selections; eukaryotic selections (117–129)
2014–2015 Human TCRa and CCR5 gene targets (I-OnuI) Yeast surface display meganuclease selections and MegaTAL (115,116)
2014–2015 Human CFTR gene target (I-OnuI) In vitro compartmentalization (133,134)
2017 Various eukaryotic gene targets (I-OnuI) Yeast surface display and bacterial selections (23)
TAL effectors
2009 TAL effector code determination and first designer TALs Tandem repeat assembly (16,136)
2010–2011 TAL Nuclease Creation and Initial refinement Tandem repeat assembly and FokI fusion (171–173)
2012 Improved design using additional RVDs; G-specific RVDs Tandem repeat assembly using new specificity determinants and data (141–143)
2012–2013 Increasing mismatch tolerance of C-terminal repeats Tand repeat assembly and DNA substrate sequence variation (151,152)
2013–2014 Altered specificity at base 0 Modification of cryptic repeat sequences; RVD at position1, and context (132,149,150)
2014 Aberrant repeats that allow frameshift binding Incorporation of natural repeat variants with small insertions or deletions (191)
2014–2015 Expanded repertoire of RVDs for fine-tuned targeting Characterization of specificities and affinities of 400 RVDs (185,186)
2016–2017 Modularion of TAL effector binding strength and TALEN efficiency Varying the backbone (non-RVD) sequecnes of the repeats (188,189)
2017 Optimized length for maximum specificity Varying the number of repeats (153)
Site specific recombinases
1999 Circumvent need for accessory factors (Tn3 resolvase) Error prone PCR, galK-based colored colony selection (203)
2009 Increased efficiency/selectivity (PhiC31 Integrase) Error prone PCR, lacZ selection & GFP expression (204)
1988 Enhanced and altered activity (gin) Chemical mutagenesis and bacterial selection (205)
2000 Circumvent need for accessory factors (lambda integrase) GFP based fluorescence (206)
2015 Targeting CCR5 and AAVS1 safe harbor locus (Bin and Tn21 recombinases) Site specific sequence randomization and error prone PCR, antibotic selection (207)
2003 Altered loxP sequence (Cre) site specific sequence randomization, GFP expression and FACS (218,219)
2001–2011 Altered loxP sequence,HIV LTR sequences (Cre) Substrate linked protein evolution (207,221,222, 224,226)
2013 HIV LTR (improved activity) (Cre) Molecular modeling and dynamics (227)
2017 HIV LTR (improved activity) (Cre) Observations based on the crystal structure (228)
2008 Mutants that promote heterotetramers (Cre) Structure-based selection of interfactial residues to be randomized (232)
2015 Mutants that promote heterotetramers (Cre) Protein design via molecular modeling (233)
2013 Weakened protein–protein interactions to enhance specificity (Cre) Random mutagenesis and bacterial selection (234)
1988 Enhanced activity (Flp) Substrate linked protein evolution (235)
2004 Mutants that promote heterotetramers (Flp) Error prone PCR, blue/white selection (236)
2003–2006 Altered FRT sequence, interleukin 10 target (Flp) Error prone PCR and randomization of specific sites, LacZ and RFP reporters (237,238)
2016 Enhanced activity (R and TD recombinases) Sequence truncation, random mutagenesis (240)
1995 Relaxed specificity (lambda integrase) Analysis of chimeric integrases (245)
2015 Human genome target (lambda integrase) Beta-lactamase inhibitor based screen (246)
2001 Human chromosome 8 target (PhiC31) Blue/white selection (248)
2003–2011 Hybrid reslovase/ZFN targets (serine recombinases) Truncated resolvases with zinc finger fusion (varied linkers) (249–251)
2011–2014 Mutants to promote heterodimers (resolvases) Rational design and directed evolution (255,256)
2011–2014 Altered specificity of catalytic domains (serine recombinases) Random mutagenesis of selected residues and directed evolution (257,258,261)
Restriction endonucleases
1987–1999 1st Attempts to alter specificity (EcoRI, EcoRV, BamHI) Structure-based modeling (270–273)
2002–2006 Additional attempts to alter specificity (BstYI, NotI) Directed evolution and selection (274,275)
2003 Alteration of specificity of bifunctional RM enzyme (Eco57I) Directed evolution and selection for altered methylation specificity (278)
2009 Alteration of specificity of type IIG enzyme (MmeI) Informatics covariation analysis and structure-based modeling (21)