›› 2013, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 31-35.

• 生物技术 • 上一篇    下一篇

piggyBac转座子在哺乳动物中的应用

杨冠恒1,2, 曾凡一1,2   

  1. 1. 上海市儿童医院,上海 200040;
    2. 上海交通大学附属儿童医院医学遗传研究所,上海 200040
  • 收稿日期:2012-07-23 出版日期:2013-02-20 发布日期:2013-02-06
  • 通讯作者: 曾凡一(1968-),女,上海人,博士生导师,研究员,主要从事遗传学和发育生物学研究。Tel:021-62472308;E-mail:fzeng@sjtu.edu.cn E-mail:fzeng@sjtu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:杨冠恒(1977-),男,江苏人,博士,研究方向:遗传学。
  • 基金资助:
    国家"863"计划(2011AA020116);国家杰出青年科学基金(81125003);上海市重点学科建设项目(S30201);国家"973"计划(2010CB945200);卫生部国家临床重点专科建设项目。

Application of PiggyBac Transposon in Mammals

YANG Guan-heng1,2, ZENG Fan-yi1,2   

  1. 1. Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China;
    2. Shanghai Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Received:2012-07-23 Online:2013-02-20 Published:2013-02-06

摘要: 转座子(transposon)是存在于生物体基因组中的可移动的DNA片段,能够影响基因的结构和功能,广泛存在于生物演化过程中。转座子通过切离和粘贴机制介导外源基因的插入,是研究基因功能,制备转基因动物及基因治疗的优良载体。目前在哺乳动物中转座活性较高且研究最多的是"睡美人"转座子和piggyBac(PB)转座子。前者是目前临床前基因治疗研究中使用最为广泛的转座子,但存在剂量抑制效应和转座效率低等缺陷。而PB转座子可克服剂量抑制效应,且转座高效,转基因载量大,因此在哺乳动物中的应用越来越广泛。作者就PB转座子的作用机制、影响因素及在哺乳动物中的应用现状等进行报道。

关键词: piggyBac; 转座子; 转基因

Abstract: Since the resurrection of Sleeping Beauty(SB11), piggyBac(PB) is also described to work in mammals. DNA transposons are mobile genetic units identified in many mammals, can change the structures of genome and influence the function of special gene. The exogenous gene can be inserted into a new locus by transposase following a 'cut and paste' mechanism, so transposons have been widely used as tools to study the gene function, generate transgenic animals, and research gene therapy. Compared with SB11, PB has higher transposition level, no dose inhibition effect, and can carry larger fragments, thus PB has been cared more and more recently. Herein, we describe its mechanism of action,the factors influencing the transgenic effects,and the application in mammals.

Key words: piggyBac; transposon; transgene

中图分类号: