A rapid, generally applicable method to engineer zinc fingers illustrated by targeting the HIV-1 promoter.

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Published in Nat Biotechnol on July 01, 2001

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M Isalan1, A Klug, Y Choo

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1: Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK.

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