Dual loss of human POLQ and LIG4 abolishes random integration

Homologous recombination mediated gene targeting is highly inefficient in human cells due to random integration events, Here the authors show that dual repression of polymerase θ and DNA ligase IV eliminate random integration events.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shinta Saito, Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Adachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16112