Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus
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...encoded on separate plasmids and are co-transfected into cells alongside a plasmid encoding the minigenome...four viral genes in the same plasmid (as opposed to four separate plasmids), there are a few reasons arguing...separate (and thus smaller) plasmids. Finally, having four separate plasmids allows researchers to partially... 2 μg minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate format). However, since plasmid quality and transfection...Minigenome System). From a more technical standpoint, a plasmid with all four genes and necessary control elements...relatively large. Cloning the viral genes in this plasmid would be more difficult compared to if each gene...Technical tips
It is important that all of these plasmids (those containing NP, VP35, VP30, L, and the minigenome...