| CPC C07K 14/195 (2013.01) [C12N 9/22 (2013.01); C12N 15/907 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01); C07K 2319/80 (2013.01); C12N 2800/80 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

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1. A non-naturally occurring DNA-binding polypeptide comprising from N-terminus to C-terminus:
an N-terminus region consisting of residues N+115 to N+1 of a Xanthomonas Transcription Activator-like Effector (TALE) protein;
a plurality of Xanthomonas TALE-repeat units, the TALE repeat units comprising a repeat variable di-residue (RVD);
a C-terminus region of the TALE protein; and
a cleavage domain or a half-cleavage domain conjugated to the C-terminus region,
wherein the TALE repeat units are ordered from N-terminus to C-terminus to specifically bind to a target nucleic acid in genomic DNA.
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