Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab
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...= transposon right-left orientation. T-LR= transposons left-right orientation. Image from Leo Vo.
... its preferred target integration site: TNA(C/G)TTATAA(G/C)TNA. Tol2 can deliver 10-11 kB to mammalian...that detect loss-of-function or gain-of-function mutations. In these screens, the transposons encode reporter..., and have potential to overcome some of the limitations of viruses. TEs have a large payload, up to 100...such as the ~11 kB cDNA for dystrophin, the gene mutated in muscular dystrophy, require truncation to fit...