Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab
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Blog Post
...move antibiotic resistance genes between plasmids or from plasmids to the bacteria’s genome. In humans, if...which is a big advantage over viral vectors (~5 kB payload for AAV and ~8 kB payload for lentivirus). ...in viral vectors, but easily fit in a TE. Transposons are also less likely than viral vectors to induce...transposon’s LTRs, similar to when packaging viral vectors.
Let’s take a closer look at three different ... in human cells at rates similar to retroviral vectors. The hyperactive version of the SB transposase,...activity (Voigt et al., 2016).
Sleeping Beauty plasmids
piggyBac
Although its name suggests otherwise...efficiency in human cells similar to retroviral vectors. The hyperactive PB transposase (hyPB) is ~10-fold...