Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab
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Blog Post
Published
July 6, 2021, 1:28 p.m.
...replication. They contain two genes: gag and pol. The pol polyprotein encodes the reverse transcriptase ...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,...efficiency in human cells similar to retroviral vectors. The hyperactive PB transposase (hyPB) is ~10-fold...transfer
Transposons are an alternative to viral vector delivery of transgenes, like for iPSC reprogramming... piggyBac, which is a big advantage over viral vectors (~5 kB payload for AAV and ~8 kB payload for lentivirus...