nuclease
noun
nu·cle·ase
| \ ˈnü-klē-ˌās
, ˈnyü-, -ˌāz\
, ˈnyü-, -ˌāz\
Definition of nuclease
: any of various enzymes that promote hydrolysis of nucleic acids
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The machinery involved are called TALENs (transcription activator-like effector nucleases), which are enzymes that can be customized to snip a targeted spot in a genetic code. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Part cow, part… bacterium? Biotech company makes heifer of gene-editing blunder," 1 Sep. 2019 Her lab at the time was having steady success with a more cumbersome genome editor, transcription activatorlike effector nuclease (TALEN), the system Voytas invented. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops," 29 July 2019 Thompson referred to other gene-editing technology called zinc-finger nucleases, which are also being investigated as a way to spur production of fetal hemoglobin. — Michael Nedelman And Minali Nigam, CNN, "Trial underway in US uses CRISPR gene-editing in people with severe sickle cell disease," 30 July 2019 And Sangamo Therapeutics, a company in Richmond, California, has employed an older gene editing tool called zinc finger nucleases to knock out a gene in some of the cells of HIV patients to help them resist the virus. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Gene edited monkeys offer hope for heart disease patients," 9 July 2018 Zhang's team created its RNA base-editor system by fusing gRNA with a different dead nuclease, dCas13, and a natural enzyme that converts A to I in RNA. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "Novel CRISPR-derived 'base editors' surgically alter DNA or RNA, offering new ways to fix mutations," 25 Oct. 2017 Enzymes called nucleases can destroy the stringy substance within minutes. — Aaron Rowe, WIRED, "Fight Your Migraines With a Drug Made From Left-Handed Sugars," 12 June 2008These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nuclease.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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