Post-integration silencing of piggyBac transposable elements in Aedes aegypti.

The piggyBac transposon, originating in the genome of the Lepidoptera Trichoplusia ni, has a broad host range, making it useful for the development of a number of transposon-based functional genomic technologies including gene vectors, enhancer-, gene- and protein-traps. While capable of being used...

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Main Authors: Azhahianambi Palavesam, Caroline Esnault, David A O'Brochta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23861905/?tool=EBI