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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    ...Browse Our Viral Vector Pages Learn About Viral Vector Biosafety Deposit Your Viral Vectors ...terrains. They are, in fact, a choice delivery vector from basic science research all the way to clinical gene...specifically AAV, are also being exploited as delivery mechanisms for gene therapy. The tractability of AAV, low...We offer a variety of viral vectors, viral services and even a Viral Vectors eBook to get you started. ...on the vector and virus. Viral CRISPR-Cas9 tools have been engineered to introduce frameshift mutations...of virus to choose from (lentivirus, retrovirus, AAV, etc.). When you’ve decided on an application, our...interest, turning expression off permanently. Viral vectors can also be used to express proteins. Viral expression...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Packaging Plasmid

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    ... parts of the AAV transfer plasmid  Resources on Addgene.org Learn about AAV Find AAVs for your experiment...making the AAVs you need for your experiment:  the packaging plasmid which contains the AAV structural...capsid (cap) gene. In wild-type AAV, these two genes are found between the AAV genome’s two inverted terminal...68 play a key role in AAV genome replication. Replication initiates from the AAV genome ITRs on the transfer...clearly defined yet. Now you’ve got a basic understanding of the AAV RepCap plasmid! Check out this blog..., Strohl WR (2017) Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) as a Vector for Gene Therapy. BioDrugs 31:317–334 . https... for Targeting and Improving the Efficacy of AAV Vectors. Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    ...-stranded AAV (ssAAV) and a self-complementary AAV (scAAV) vector. Full-length ssAAV vector genome of ... got the basics of AAVs down, you’re ready to take the next step – selecting your AAV and AAV components...about Viral Vector Elements Resources on Addgene.org Read Our AAV Guide Find AAV Vectors Browse All ... lot of AAV serotypes, many of which are available in rAAVs!   Figure 1: Diagram of AAV components...chemogenetics experiments. Recombinant AAVs (rAAVs) The primary application of AAV is delivery of genetic cargo ...speak about AAVs, they are actually referring to rAAVs. ITRs and serotypes The names of AAVs contain two... self-complementary AAV (scAAV) may be an option (McCarty et al., 2001). This AAV is designed so that ...
  4. Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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    ...Made in Heaven: CRISPR/Cas9 and AAV Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are useful for in vivo gene delivery...Repair Addgenie Chari Cortez explains some of the basic science behind homology directed repair (HDR) and...101: Blue-White Screening Getting a lot of empty vector contaminants in your cloning experiments and tired...the clever ways to successfully combine CRISPR and AAVs. 9. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit Once...post, Addgenie Melina Fan guides us through the basics of the validation process for CRISPR mediated genome...Browse Our CRISPR Resources Learn More about Viral Vectors Browse the Repository  ... work? Guest contributors David Wyatt and Dale Ramsden from UNC Chapel Hill explain some of the molecular...
  5. Getting Started with Behavioral Neuroscience: Standardizing Experiments and Using Viral Vectors

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    ...choosing AAV or lentiviral vectors in our previous blog posts.  Viral vector injection Viral vectors allow...expression vector and the vector particles are delivered into the brain region of interest. AAV or lentivirus...lentivirus?  Both AAV and lentiviral vectors are used for intracerebral injections. AAV particles are smaller...lentiviral vectors are superior packaging vectors for larger genes - they can hold up to 8 kb, while AAV can ...viral vectors blog posts Find tips for preparing AAVs View our Beginner's Guide to Viral Vectors Resources...possible outcomes. Typically, AAVs have to be minimum around 1012-1013 vg/ml (vector genomes per milliliter)...using viral vectors By modulating neuronal gene expression and activity, you can use viral vectors to study...
  6. AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?

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    ...micrograph of an Addgene AAV viral vector preparation after negative staining. Empty vector particles can be ...get more reliable AAV titering? For our viral service, we currently titrate AAV vector preparations by ...by using the universal AAV Reference Standard Material (AAV SFM), which is an AAV sample that has been ... qPCR strategy for titrating AAV vectors." Medical science monitor basic research19 (2013): 187. PubMed...infectivity of wild-type AAV as benchmark for infectivity of recombinant AAV vectors." Gene therapy 17.7 (...Considerations When Using AAVs Addgene's AAV Quality Control Methods Check Out Our Viral Vector Featured Topic Page...to titer AAV! The point is there are many ways to quantify the composition of a viral vector solution,...
  7. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...split vector strategies plus one additional split vector strategy for increasing the size of the AAV donor...homology directed repairs (HDR). Split AAV vector approaches Split vector approaches increase the size of the...greater understanding of basic AAV biology, however, would help improve split vector strategies and lead to...time AAV user Learn about how AAV is used in retinal gene therapy Learn about the parts of an AAV transfer...Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has many features which make it a great viral vector, but its packaging capacity.... So how do you fit a big gene into a tiny vector like AAV? By breaking the transgene into smaller pieces...into AAV First, some history. In 2008, the Auricchio lab decided to solve the issue of “tiny vector, big...
  8. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ... come back here once you are up to speed on the basics of the technology. In this blog, we will highlight...kit has a focus on infrastructure with shuttle vectors, several delivery systems which can be engineered...engineered into the TUs, and even viral gene silencing vectors. The Plant Parts III kit has a focus on transformation... Modular Cloning Kit which it builds upon (its ‘basics’ MoClo plant kit buddy). It is important to understand...too. The AspFlex Kit was developed to study the basic biology of and gene regulation in the opportunistic...and to compare different Cas enzymes in all-in-one AAV delivery. While Fragmid developers were specifically...Fragmid toolkit to facilitate other lentivirus- and AAV-based studies. Unified MoClo Systems While many MoClo...
  9. Addgene: The First Twenty Years

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    ...ready-to-use viral vectors from some of our most popular lentiviral and AAV vectors, as well as developing... 2025, we’ll be expanding our viral vectors service to include AAV Packaged on Request! “I love Addgene...today. “I generally refer people to Addgene for the basics of molecular biology and cloning, since they have...2017, we had distributed 1,000 ready-to-use viral vector preps. Today, that number has grown to over 114,600...research community once more. Our ready-to-use viral vectors were useful for researchers wanting high quality...standardized agreements and electronic signatures to dramatically speed up MTA approvals. In 2013 we were thrilled...
  10. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...the promoter in the AAV construct. Stereotaxic surgery  As mentioned above, AAV opsin constructs are...spatial precision (I’m not going to discuss the basic biology of optogenetics so if you are not familiar...his optogenetic constructs available through the vector cores of various universities as well as Addgene...transfer agreement, and list of vendors (such as the vector core at the University of North Carolina) that ...is local injection of an adeno-associated viral (AAV) construct using stereotaxic surgery (see videos .... The Deisseroth lab has developed many of these AAV constructs with various promoters and other genetic...However, the length of promoter that can be used in an AAV construct is limited to only a few kb so attaining...
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