Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter
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Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV
Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype...Using AAV vectors in complex biological systems can be tricky at best, and downright infuriating at worst...testing, and optimizing three key variables of an AAV vector: serotype, promoter, and titer.
Figure...efficacy. You’ll therefore need to test potential AAV vectors in your specific experimental system, rather than...check for this in your system and then test each vector before starting your experiments (Rolland et al...sure to test for this when validating your viral vector.
Titer
Once you have selected potential serotypes...off-target effects (e.g. recombinase-dependent vectors) increases with the amount of virus you add, so...