Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors
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...target cells; you also have to consider how to keep it there. In fast-growing populations of cells, the ...into the host cell’s genome, so no special sequence is needed to retain the vector as cells divide. In transient...which helps increase cellular uptake, but this approach requires compatible cell lines that express viral...Alternatively, some slow-growing cells, particularly mammalian cells like neurons, may not replicate during...transfect the vector
a viral ori in a compatible cell line
cells that replicate slower than the duration of ...is delivered to your target cells, you still need to select for the cells that contain it.
Antibiotic ...penicillin and ampicillin inhibit cell wall synthesis. Eukaryotes, with no cell walls, can grow alongside these...