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ReviewJournal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)2008

Targeted gene insertion for molecular medicine.

Katrin Voigt, Zsuzsanna Izsvák, Zoltán Ivics

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Review in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Retargeting sleeping beauty transposon insertions by engineered zinc finger DNA-binding domains.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2012
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  10. Precision editing of large animal genomes.Advances in genetics · 2012
    Review
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  12. Sleeping Beauty jumps to new heights.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2010
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  14. A transposon and transposase system for human application.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2010
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Katrin VoigtMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle Strasse 10, 13092, Berlin, Germany.
Zsuzsanna Izsvák
Zoltán Ivics
Max Delbrück Center · DEHungarian Academy of Sciences · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic insertion of a functional gene together with suitable transcriptional regulatory elements is often required for long-term therapeutical benefit in gene therapy for several genetic diseases. A variety of integrating vectors for gene delivery exist. Some of them exhibit random genomic integration, whereas others have integration preferences based on attributes of the targeted site, such as primary DNA sequence and physical structure of the DNA, or through tethering to certain DNA sequences by host-encoded cellular factors. Uncontrolled genomic insertion bears the risk of the transgene being silenced due to chromosomal position effects, and can lead to genotoxic effects due to mutagenesis of cellular genes. None of the vector systems currently used in either preclinical experiments or clinical trials displays sufficient preferences for target DNA sequences that would ensure appropriate and reliable expression of the transgene and simultaneously prevent hazardous side effects. We review in this paper the advantages and disadvantages of both viral and non-viral gene delivery technologies, discuss mechanisms of target site selection of integrating genetic elements (viruses and transposons), and suggest distinct molecular strategies for targeted gene delivery.

Indexed as

Gene Transfer TechniquesAnimalsDNA Transposable ElementsGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRetroviridaeDNA Transposable ElementsRecombinant Fusion Proteins

Identifiers

PMID18607557
OpenAlexW2145845738

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Registered trials

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