Going non-viral: the Sleeping Beauty transposon system breaks on through to the clinical side

M Hudecek, Z Izsvák, S Johnen, M Renner… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Molecular medicine has entered a high-tech age that provides curative treatments of
complex genetic diseases through genetically engineered cellular medicinal products. Their …

Non-viral therapeutic cell engineering with the Sleeping Beauty transposon system

M Hudecek, Z Ivics - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2018 - Elsevier
Widespread treatment of human diseases with gene therapies necessitates the
development of gene transfer vectors that integrate genetic information effectively, safely …

Nonviral Gene Delivery with the Sleeping Beauty Transposon System

Z Ivics, Z Izsvák - Human gene therapy, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Effective gene therapy requires robust delivery of therapeutic genes into relevant target
cells, long-term gene expression, and minimal risks of secondary effects. Nonviral gene …

Translating Sleeping Beauty transposition into cellular therapies: Victories and challenges

Z Izsvák, PB Hackett, LJN Cooper, Z Ivics - Bioessays, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent results confirm that long‐term expression of therapeutic transgenes can be achieved
by using a transposon‐based system in primary stem cells and in vivo. Transposable …

Sleeping Beauty transposition: from biology to applications

SA Narayanavari, SS Chilkunda, Z Ivics… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Sleeping Beauty (SB) is the first synthetic DNA transposon that was shown to be active in a
wide variety of species. Here, we review studies from the last two decades addressing both …

Gene therapy with the sleeping beauty transposon system

P Kebriaei, Z Izsvák, SA Narayanavari, H Singh… - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
The widespread clinical implementation of gene therapy requires the ability to stably
integrate genetic information through gene transfer vectors in a safe, effective, and …

Efficient stable gene transfer into human cells by the Sleeping Beauty transposon vectors

Z Izsvák, MKL Chuah, T VandenDriessche, Z Ivics - Methods, 2009 - Elsevier
Transposable elements can be considered as natural, non-viral gene delivery vehicles
capable of efficient genomic insertion. The plasmid-based transposon system of Sleeping …

Latest advances for the sleeping beauty transposon system: 23 years of insomnia but prettier than ever: refinement and recent innovations of the sleeping beauty …

M Amberger, Z Ivics - Bioessays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Sleeping Beauty transposon system is a nonviral DNA transfer tool capable of
efficiently mediating transposition‐based, stable integration of DNA sequences of choice …

The expanding universe of transposon technologies for gene and cell engineering

Z Ivics, Z Izsvák - Mobile DNA, 2010 - Springer
Transposable elements can be viewed as natural DNA transfer vehicles that, similar to
integrating viruses, are capable of efficient genomic insertion. The mobility of class II …

The Sleeping Beauty transposon system: a non-viral vector for gene therapy

EL Aronovich, RS McIvor… - Human molecular …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Over the past decade, the Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system has been developed as
the leading non-viral vector for gene therapy. This vector combines the advantages of …