MARINER - ITS PROSPECTS AS A DNA VECTOR FOR THE GENETIC MANIPULATION OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT INSECTS

Authors
WARREN AM CRAMPTON JM
Citation
Am. Warren et Jm. Crampton, MARINER - ITS PROSPECTS AS A DNA VECTOR FOR THE GENETIC MANIPULATION OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT INSECTS, Parasitology today, 10(2), 1994, pp. 58-63
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Parasitology today → ACNP
ISSN journal
01694758
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
58 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-4758(1994)10:2<58:M-IPAA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Originally described in Drosophila mauritiana, the mariner transposabl e element has very recently been identified in 63 other insect species , representing ten insect orders, and including the malaria-vector mos quito, Anopheles gambiae. Ann Warren and Julian Crampton here discuss how transposable elements can be exploited as valuable research tools for the molecular characterization of genomes and as DNA vectors for g enome manipulation and the 'creation' of transgenic organisms.