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DNA transposons in vertebrate functional genomics

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Item Type:Review
Title:DNA transposons in vertebrate functional genomics
Creators Name:Miskey, C. and Izsvak, Z. and Kawakami, K. and Ivics, Z.
Abstract:Genome sequences of many model organisms of developmental or agricultural importance are becoming available. The tremendous amount of sequence data is fuelling the next phases of challenging research: annotating all genes with functional information, and devising new ways for the experimental manipulation of vertebrate genomes. Transposable elements are known to be efficient carriers of foreign DNA into cells. Notably, members of the Tc1/mariner and the hAT transposon families retain their high transpositional activities in species other than their hosts. Indeed, several of these elements have been successfully used for transgenesis and insertional mutagenesis, expanding our abilities in genome manipulations in vertebrate model organisms. Transposon-based genetic tools can help scientists to understand mechanisms of embryonic development and pathogenesis, and will likely contribute to successful human gene therapy. We discuss the possibilities of transposon-based techniques in functional genomics, and review the latest results achieved by the most active DNA transposons in vertebrates. We put emphasis on the evolution and regulation of members of the best-characterized and most widely used Tc1/mariner family.
Keywords:Transposon, Mutagenesis, Transgenesis, Functional Genomics, Gene Trapping, Animals, Zebrafish, Mice
Source:Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
ISSN:1420-682X
Publisher:Birkhäuser
Volume:62
Number:6
Page Range:629-641
Date:March 2005
Additional Information:The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-004-4232-7
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