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ReviewTrends in genetics : TIG2017

Transposons As Tools for Functional Genomics in Vertebrate Models.

Koichi Kawakami, David A Largaespada, Zoltán Ivics

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Review in Trends in genetics : TIG, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Transposons disrupt genomic stability and trigger cancers.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  9. Unleashing the potential of a low CpGFrontiers in immunology · 2025
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  13. International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Koichi KawakamiDivision of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan; These authors contributed equally to this work.
David A LargaespadaDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, MN, USA; These authors contributed equally to this work.
Zoltán IvicsDivision of Medical Biotechnology, Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen, Germany; These authors contributed equally to this work.. Electronic address: zoltan.ivics@pei.de.

Funding

Sleeping Beauty for uncovering cancer genes in miceR01CA113636 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI LARGAESPADA, DAVID ANDREW · 2006 to 2016
$2.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA113636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic tools and mutagenesis strategies based on transposable elements are currently under development with a vision to link primary DNA sequence information to gene functions in vertebrate models. By virtue of their inherent capacity to insert into DNA, transposons can be developed into powerful tools for chromosomal manipulations. Transposon-based forward mutagenesis screens have numerous advantages including high throughput, easy identification of mutated alleles, and providing insight into genetic networks and pathways based on phenotypes. For example, the Sleeping Beauty transposon has become highly instrumental to induce tumors in experimental animals in a tissue-specific manner with the aim of uncovering the genetic basis of diverse cancers. Here, we describe a battery of mutagenic cassettes that can be applied in conjunction with transposon vectors to mutagenize genes, and highlight versatile experimental strategies for the generation of engineered chromosomes for loss-of-function as well as gain-of-function mutagenesis for functional gene annotation in vertebrate models, including zebrafish, mice, and rats.

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DNA Transposable ElementsGenomicsModels, GeneticAnimalsVertebratesDNA Transposable Elementsanimal modelsforward geneticsgenetic screensgenomicsinsertional mutagenesisstem cells

Identifiers

PMID28888423
PMCPMC5682939

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