...of R, is capped, and proceeds through U5 and the rest of the provirus. Third-generation plasmids use a...plasmid — contains transgene, sgRNA, or shRNA of interest flanked by LTRs; 8–10 kb packaging capacity Packaging...Cloning Cloning your transgene, gRNA, or shRNA of interest into the transfer plasmid can be done with most...most standard cloning methods, including restriction enzyme, Gibson Assembly, or Gateway. Some transfer...transfer plasmids may have limited restriction sites or may only be compatible with certain cloning methods ...concentrated viral particles to transduce the cells of interest, either with or without determining the viral ...plasmids. The transfer plasmid encodes the gene of interest and contains the sequences that will be incorporated...