Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered
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...of the vector components are HIV-based?
A7: No single plasmid contains all the components necessary to ...The components are divided as follows:
Transfer vectors contain minimal cis-acting HIV components: LTRs...decreasing the probability of creating replication-competent lentivirus (RCL) in your target cells.
Q4: How...targeted.
Q6: Are transfer plasmids replication competent? What is SIN?
A6: Most (if not all) Addgene transfer...LTRs, PPT, RRE, and psi packaging signal. Viral components typically total <1.5kb, which is rarely more ...are: 1) the potential generation of replication competent virus [usually HIV-1]; and 2) the potential for...