Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 6, 2021, 1:28 p.m.
... being inserted into new target sites. This is similar to how retroviruses, like HIV, replicate. Class...can be inserted between the transposon’s LTRs, similar to when packaging viral vectors.
Let’s take a...vertebrates and integrates in human cells at rates similar to retroviral vectors. The hyperactive version ...piggyBac has an integration efficiency in human cells similar to retroviral vectors. The hyperactive PB transposase...with a maximum cargo capacity of ~200 kB of DNA. Similar to piggyBac, Tol2 also prefers to integrate at ...