2A to the Fore - Research, Technology and Applications

Garry A. Luke, Helena Escuin, Pablo De Felipe, Martin D. Ryan

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Abstract

The 2A region of the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) encodes a short sequence that mediates self-processing by a novel translational effect. Translation elongation arrest leads to release of the nascent polypeptide and re-initiation at the next in-frame codon. In this way discrete translation products are derived from a single open reading frame. Active 2A-like sequences have been found in (many) other viruses and trypanosome non-LTR retrotransposons. Exponential growth of 2A technology within the last decade has lead to many biotechnological/biomedical applications including the generation of transgenic plants/animals and genetic manipulation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews
EditorsStephen Harding
Place of PublicationLoughborough
PublisherNottingham University Press
Pages223-260
Number of pages38
Volume26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2009

Keywords

  • MOUTH-DISEASE VIRUS
  • PICORNA-LIKE-VIRUS
  • COMPLETE NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE
  • PLURIPOTENT STEM-CELLS
  • GROUP-C ROTAVIRUS
  • SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE
  • ENZYME-REPLACEMENT THERAPY
  • GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN
  • DEPENDENT RNA-POLYMERASES
  • RECEPTOR RETROGENIC MICE

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